How to Use inaccuracy in a Sentence

inaccuracy

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  • Chief among the inaccuracies is the claim that debts can’t be sold to third parties.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
  • But placing your faith in the inaccuracy of the polls is risky for at least two reasons.
    — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2020
  • As for the claims of inaccuracies, Vaccaro shrugs them off.
    — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Of the many who would rather not read news of the polls at all, some argued polls are dangerous because of their inaccuracy.
    — cleveland, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Their inability or, if that’s the wrong word, their inaccuracy with the 3-point shot, kicked them hard.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022
  • He was victimized by a couple of drops, but his inaccuracy appeared to sap the life out of the Wave offense.
    — G Smith, NOLA.com, 20 Sep. 2020
  • The central problem, King said, has been the inaccuracy of Anthem’s list of health care providers, called its network.
    — Ariel Hart, ajc, 29 Mar. 2022
  • In the mid-20th century, the inaccuracy of weather forecasting was the butt of late-night TV jokes.
    — Maryn McKenna, Wired, 2 June 2021
  • Rooting out bias and inaccuracy in such systems is a growing field of activism and academia.
    — Tom Simonite, Wired, 10 July 2020
  • Jolly made some nice plays with his legs, but the Rattlers were able to take advantage of Jolly's inaccuracy throwing the ball.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2021
  • The bias and inaccuracy such research reveals comes down to how these tools are developed.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 12 June 2020
  • Kessler pointed to the inaccuracy of programs used to map cellphone data, which put Clements in the area where Celis' remains were found on the night of her disappearance.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
  • Kessler pointed to the inaccuracy of programs used to map cellphone data, which put Clements in the area where Celis' remains were found on the night of her disappearance.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The main reason for this inaccuracy is due to how the models simulate clouds, but nobody knew exactly why the clouds were off.
    — Thomas Hill, The Conversation, 19 June 2020
  • In the movie, there's a scene set in 1945—which has led to some viewers catching a major historical inaccuracy.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 25 July 2023
  • The governor’s spokesman did not respond to questions about whether the governor knew about the inaccuracy.
    — Jeremy Blackman, ExpressNews.com, 5 June 2020
  • All of the issues that have plagued Nix at times -- the happy feet and inability to stay in the pocket, inaccuracy, inability to get in a rhythm -- all popped up against the Bulldogs.
    — John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al, 13 Dec. 2020
  • Leaders in distant time zones got up early to watch Biden’s stumbles and Trump’s inaccuracies.
    — Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
  • Davis Mills' first 5 1/2 drives went nowhere in a first half filled with frustration and inaccuracy for the Houston Texans and their starting quarterback.
    — Greg Beacham, Chron, 21 Aug. 2022
  • The most perplexing aspect of Notre Dame’s special teams last season may have been the inaccuracy of kicker Jonathan Doerer in the latter half of the season.
    — Tyler James, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The one historical inaccuracy in the shelter was the absence of the five buckets that stood in the hallway where the people who lived underground for more than a month relieved themselves.
    — New York Times, 2 June 2022
  • Trump himself gave different reasons for the inaccuracies while on the stand on Monday.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2023
  • On Wednesday, Outlaw, again, addressed the inaccuracies in the initial statement police gave of the shooting.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2023
  • There is no way to avoid some amount of bias or inaccuracy if content moderation is going to occur.
    — Jessica Melugin, National Review, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The frustration, this person said, was less about Mulvaney’s high-ranking role in the Trump administration and more about the inaccuracy of some of his past comments.
    — Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Justin Herbert started great, but then came some inaccuracy when he wasn’t pressured.
    — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Not for the first time in his career, Newsom has allowed a more flattering version of events to develop in the public discourse while being slow to clear up the inaccuracies.
    — Calmatters, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Another likely inaccuracy in the data is the number of nursing homes that have infections among the staff but none among the residents.
    — David Hogberg, Washington Examiner, 12 June 2020
  • Safi cited the frequent inaccuracy of his smartphone’s weather app to explain his reasoning.
    — Rick Noack, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
  • Nutritional inaccuracies still linger, like a hangover from early aughts diet culture, which vilified chewing and cruelly encouraged women to replace two meals a day with a bowl of cereal to drop a jeans size (seriously).
    — Emma Firth, Vogue, 19 July 2024

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