How to Use errant in a Sentence

errant

adjective
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  • The teacher blamed the prank on errant students.
  • Lambert had been hit by an errant puck earlier in the period.
    — Dan Greenspan, Star Tribune, 3 Apr. 2021
  • Spieth started with birdies on three of his first five holes before an errant tee shot led to bogey on the par 3 16th.
    — John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The Warriors tallied the other safety, their lone points of the second half, on an errant snap, in the third quarter.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Thus its soft, bulbous nose and scoop-like maw, into which errant pedestrians/parishioners could be harmlessly swept.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 9 Apr. 2021
  • One apparently errant shot later, another man steps in.
    — Author: Hannah Knowles, Alex Horton, Tom Hamburger, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2021
  • There’s a tradition of sorts in golf that when someone gets struck by an errant ball, the golfer signs a glove and presents it to the person as a part-apology, part-souvenir.
    — Tim Reynolds, ajc, 8 Apr. 2021
  • During the final two minutes, Lillard made an errant pass that Tatum intercepted and took back the other way.
    — oregonlive, 14 Apr. 2021
  • As the link has become clearer, a possible mechanism driven by an errant immune reaction has come into focus.
    — Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 11 Apr. 2021
  • After another errant drive led to a bogey on No. 17, Finau again found the pine straw on No. 18.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Apr. 2021
  • Ohtani uncorked a couple of errant pitches to Moncada, resulting in three runs that tied the score and Ohtani walking gingerly off the field.
    — Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Several people were injured at a Fourth of July event in Utah after errant fireworks shot into the crowd, authorities said.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024
  • Yes Unlike tweezers, which pull out individual strands, epilation devices pluck out multiple hairs at once — great for snagging errant hairs between waxes.
    — Nicole Saporita, Good Housekeeping, 13 Apr. 2021
  • To keep errant balls on the greens, strips are framed with 5⁄4 x 4-in.
    — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 19 June 2021
  • TE Jared Cook didn’t turn around on an errant throw that the Pats turned to the winning pick-6.
    — Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Bob goes out of his way to cover for me on any errant balls.
    — Mike Bass, The Enquirer, 9 July 2021
  • Studdard scooped up an errant punt snap and scored from the 5 at 9:36 in the first quarter.
    — Skip Vaughn, al, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Blame Wade's two errant throws for the Hawkeyes' success reaching the end zone.
    — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Woods made a sloppy bogey at the par-5 eighth, where a poor wedge shot and errant chip led to a 6.
    — Paul Newberry, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Up until the Ole Miss game, there hadn’t been many errant snaps.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Kjerstad also scored on the play thanks to an errant throw, giving the ‘Birds a 9-2 lead.
    — Randy McRoberts, Baltimore Sun, 20 Sep. 2022
  • One run scored when India made an errant throw to the plate as the runner stopped at third base.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 14 May 2021
  • The sketch is told as a plaintive song performed by Chalamet, the best friend of the errant horse.
    — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The reason the call was correct is because the ball stayed within the tackle box, even with the errant snap.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Garcia went up 5-2 on a forehand down the line and went on to win the set on an errant backhand by Gauff.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Then, Bennie-Powell saw an errant Viking ball hit the ground in front of him and his eyes lit up.
    — The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2022
  • These errant chutes in the high country can only stay soft for so long.
    — Jake Stern, Outside Online, 3 July 2024
  • In the sixth, Green was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and advanced to second on an errant pick-off throw.
    — Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The same goes for an errant piece of plastic, a shell where it wasn’t meant to be, or a pebble in your mussels.
    — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Simone followed with a single to score Mewes and got all the way to third on an errant throw.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2021

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