unfortunate error

Frequency: 5.21.5 per million words

a mistake that is regrettable or has unlucky consequences

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Examples (10)

  • It was an unfortunate error that led to the massive data breach.
  • We sincerely apologize for the unfortunate error on your billing statement.
  • The historian's book revealed that an unfortunate error in translation altered the treaty's meaning.
  • If not for one unfortunate error in the final minutes, the team would have won.
  • An unfortunate error was made during the final calculation, which skewed the entire study's results.
  • Making such an unfortunate error at a critical stage cost the company millions.
  • Double-checking the patient's records now will prevent a potentially unfortunate error during surgery.
  • I now realize that ignoring the warning signs was an unfortunate error in judgment.
  • Due to an unfortunate error in the system, the flight was overbooked.
  • The judge acknowledged that an unfortunate error had occurred in the initial police report.