How to Use inaccurate in a Sentence

inaccurate

adjective
  • Make sure to avoid the bone, which can cause an inaccurate reading.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
  • The group says that such systems can be inaccurate and lead to false arrests.
    — Sascha Brodsky, Popular Mechanics, 24 Feb. 2023
  • But that still offers a look at how the rankings might be inaccurate.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Palmer has called that inaccurate.
    — ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • To be sure, Bard is far from the only chatbot to be inaccurate.
    — Bytristan Bove, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2023
  • But making a mistake can mean you get hit with an inaccurate tax bill or, worse, an audit.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Or worse yet, the financial statements are inaccurate or do not come on time.
    — Anthony A. Luna, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The school claimed his comments were inaccurate.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
  • At times, long-term forecast models can be inaccurate.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The fact that the school claims to be nonsectarian does not give it the right to be inaccurate.
    — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Nagi added in a letter that some of the claims made by protesters are inaccurate.
    — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2022
  • And one study did find that 1 in 3 home monitors was inaccurate.
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2021
  • That framing is not just inaccurate.
    — Christopher Bellingham, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
  • What’s worse is that the rogue AI’s response was inaccurate.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The reports were quickly found to be inaccurate.
    — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • At least that error yields an answer to the question posed, albeit an inaccurate one.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
  • This is not only a ridiculous gripe but also inaccurate.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The department also warned that some of the arrival times logged may be inaccurate.
    — Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Because a lot of things people were saying were inaccurate.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
  • If that was all that was involved in it, there would be many more forecasters, and many more inaccurate forecasts.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Firing while jumping or sliding will now be more inaccurate.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Maye’s third-down pass was inaccurate and incomplete.
    — Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Some reports called this a tack to the left on Biden’s part—and that assessment wasn’t inaccurate.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Many may not recognize it as such due to the name of the program and the often inaccurate image that the name evokes.
    — James Seddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The archaic notion that learning is a function of adding to what is not there is inaccurate.
    — Loubna Noureddin, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022
  • The way that that testing was presented to the jury was inaccurate.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024
  • While some initial reports may have indicated that there was a fire on the flight, those were inaccurate.
    — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 10 June 2021
  • The impact could be inaccurate diagnoses, which could cost lives and break down trust in the healthcare system.
    — Christian Espinosa, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Weird would not be an inaccurate description.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
  • That’s both accurate and a bit inaccurate.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026

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