How to Use inaccurate in a Sentence

inaccurate

adjective
  • 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
  • To be sure, Bard is far from the only chatbot to be inaccurate.
    Bytristan Bove, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The group says that such systems can be inaccurate and lead to false arrests.
    Sascha Brodsky, Popular Mechanics, 24 Feb. 2023
  • In a statement to CNN, Jones said the details of the conversation in the claim were inaccurate.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Reports that the four friends — three of whom lived at the home where their bodies were found— were tied up or gagged are inaccurate, the department added.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2022
  • In a statement to Bloomberg, TikTok said the figure is inaccurate.
    Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The way that that testing was presented to the jury was inaccurate.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Brock Purdy couldn’t grip the ball in the rain and was unusually inaccurate.
    Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The department also warned that some of the arrival times logged may be inaccurate.
    Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Lost or damaged goods and inaccurate records also play a part.
    Jennifer Williams-Alvarez, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Nagi added in a letter that some of the claims made by protesters are inaccurate.
    Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Tweets with hateful and inaccurate content have spiked since Musk’s takeover, researchers claimed to Bloomberg last week.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 24 July 2023
  • Or worse yet, the financial statements are inaccurate or do not come on time.
    Anthony A. Luna, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • All three audience members said that Musk’s tweet was inaccurate and that the booing drowned out the cheering.
    Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The company employs thousands of workers in the US, and its claims are inaccurate, in my opinion.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Worse, the statute authorizes Ms. James to bring a civil-fraud suit for inaccurate statements discovered in the process.
    Philip Hamburger, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Moreno said the posts are inaccurate and misconstrue the nature of the urban planning framework.
    Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The move comes after Bing offered an array of inaccurate and at times bizarre responses to some users.
    Lora Kelley, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Though the numbers were not great and a number of footballs were inaccurate, Watson seemed to be in complete control of himself and the offense.
    Lance Reisland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
  • But the measure failed to advance amid criticism that the tests are inaccurate and based on shoddy science.
    Dan Adams, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Dec. 2022
  • There have certainly been some inaccurate throws, which begs the question of whether or not Prescott’s thumb on his throwing hand is an issue.
    Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Seattle picked up one first down on the drive, but Smith has been inaccurate — he’s completed only 2 of 6 passes so far.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Peters was a senior member of Feuer’s team when the DWP rolled out a new system that sent inaccurate bills to hundreds of thousands of customers.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
  • Your right to correct inaccurate info is codified in all of these states as well, except for Utah.
    Reece Rogers, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2024
  • But Mayor Samantha Kaag said that number was inaccurate and two had been killed.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • That sounds a lot like a shinier version of a polygraph, which is pretty widely understood to be inaccurate.
    IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Throughout his three campaigns since 2016, Trump has spread inaccurate statements on a wide range of issues.
    Azi Paybarah, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
  • Deters claims the paperwork Massie filed to run for office is inaccurate and should be voided.
    Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Charlie Adelson took the stand in his own defense and told the jury the prosecution's theory of the case was inaccurate.
    Alison Lynn, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The adult plaintiff found multiple instances in which providers were listed with inaccurate telephone numbers, did not practice in the specialties listed or did not accept her Anthem insurance.
    Tina Reed, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024

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