How to Use errant in a Sentence

errant

adjective

• The teacher blamed the prank on errant students.
• All three drives featured either an overthrow in the end zone, or an errant throw that may have wound up in a touchdown.
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Dec. 2020
• If any of his snaps have been slightly errant, the holders have been able to get the football properly placed for the extra point or field goal attempt.
  — Kristi Scales, Dallas News, 19 Dec. 2020
• For a full minute, the Shoremen tried to run their offense but couldn’t get the ball inside the 3-point line before turning it over on an errant pass.
  — cleveland, 17 Dec. 2020
• Browns rookie linebacker Jacob Phillips made the pick possible, crashing in on Rudolph to force the errant throw.
  — cleveland, 3 Jan. 2021
• Mayfield rebounded from those two errant end zone throws by marching downfield and hitting Hooper with the 9-yard TD.
  — cleveland, 29 Nov. 2020
• Police also checked a Chagrin Boulevard residence in attempting to locate one of the errant drivers.
  — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 15 Jan. 2021
• As the Texans are driving for a go-ahead score inside the Colts 5 in the closing minutes, the Colts recover an errant snap to ensure the win.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2020
• Scott set a side screen for Ayala to allow for a 3-point attempt but the spacing was jumbled and Ayala ended up throwing up an errant shot in an attempt to draw a foul.
  — Daniel Oyefusi, baltimoresun.com, 26 Dec. 2020
• While the Secret Service examined the errant Audi, Pottinger kept thinking about masks.
  — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2020
• Women on our crew told me that the firefighters were discouraged from flirting with the kitchen staff, although errant notes were slipped through the serving window or into a personal tent on more than one occasion.
  — Jeff Winkler, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2020
• The ecological stage seems set along similar plot lines: Too much errant sewage and fertilizer feeds algae that die, rot, and then the bacterial fallout robs fish of oxygen.
  — Jim Waymer, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2020
• The 30-year-old actor plays a motel guest making mundane complaints, unaware that an errant nocturnal tornado is rapidly approaching.
  — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
• 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 | [e-mail], 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 | [e-mail], 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
• For Reagan, that history held the hard lessons of errant protectionism and isolationism in the 1930s.
  — William Inboden, Foreign Affairs, 9 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Oct 2024