How to Use inaccuracy in a Sentence

inaccuracy

noun
  • The text is filled with inaccuracies.
  • I pointed out the inaccuracy of his statement.
  • Chief among the inaccuracies is the claim that debts can’t be sold to third parties.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Any lag or inaccuracy can erode trust and lead to billing disputes.
    — Griffin Parry, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • And the tests themselves are plagued with high rates of inaccuracy.
    — Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2020
  • But placing your faith in the inaccuracy of the polls is risky for at least two reasons.
    — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2020
  • What's concerning though, are the inaccuracies that are clear in the plot of this week's episode.
    — Matt Miller, Esquire, 6 Feb. 2018
  • For those who claim to be a hundred and fifteen, the rate of inaccuracy is ninety-eight per cent.
    — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2020
  • The truth has a running start, in other words—but inaccuracies, somehow, still win the race.
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The inaccuracy here ignores that her non-Black parent is not white.
    — Raven Maragh-Lloyd, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
  • This story was updated to fix an inaccuracy about the agency that found the man.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Rooting out bias and inaccuracy in such systems is a growing field of activism and academia.
    — Tom Simonite, Wired, 10 July 2020
  • 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
  • The most glaring inaccuracy is that sharks want to attack or eat people, the experts said.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 June 2025
  • The inaccuracies were even worse when the watches fit loosely instead of snugly around the wrist.
    — Julia Ries, Outside Online, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Upon its arrival, avid 'Pac lovers trashed the movie for its inaccuracies.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 19 June 2017
  • That tool was put in place to let people dispute inaccuracies in their Equifax credit files.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 May 2018
  • The bias and inaccuracy such research reveals comes down to how these tools are developed.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 12 June 2020
  • 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
  • Matthew Stafford’s rare inaccuracy, in the form of overthrowing a few open targets, stood high on that list.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Wong, who missed the last week of the regular season because of a hamstring strain, made up for his inaccuracies.
    — Maria Torres, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2019
  • The inaccuracy seized me then, and now, decades later, soiled cricket pads lying against the swimming pool fence brought it back all over again.
    — Sorayya Khan, Longreads, 11 Sep. 2017
  • So, during your job search, check your credit report from each of the three credit bureaus to make sure there are no inaccuracies.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
  • When inaccuracies do crop up, ghostwriters often take the fall.
    — Emily Hodgson Anderson, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • That has caused some grumbling in the industry, given some missing data and inaccuracies that have been found.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The lawsuit claims the letter is filled with inaccuracies to distort the facts to avoid paying him the last three years of his 5-year contract.
    — John Caniglia, cleveland, 26 Feb. 2020
  • As for the other tight ends, Hunter Henry got the worst of Maye's inaccuracy.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2025
  • The tennis star's candor may help to dispel the pesky health inaccuracy that weight loss is a simple matter of exercise.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Putting the research in the hands of volunteers could open the door for inaccuracies to creep in, but Supplee isn't concerned.
    — Joshua Bowling, azcentral, 24 May 2018

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