How to Use error message in a Sentence

error message

noun
  • The same error message showed up when some users tried to quote the post.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
  • In either case, the machine gives you an error message.
    — Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • The false report is no longer available, and the link now directs to an error message.
    — Melanie Anzidei, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The links now bring users to an error message on McMullen’s site.
    — Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Where the sites once were, an error message was displayed on Wednesday.
    — Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Users trying to access the site instead saw an error message.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • For those for whom the link is still available, trying to sign up only returns an error message.
    — T.c. Sottek, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Suddenly, if a user scrolled for just a few minutes, an error message popped up.
    — Zoë Schiffer, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The consumer tried to make the purchase again, using the same card and obtained the same error message.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The demo failed, freezing up and displaying an error message.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
  • If a fault happens, drivers would get a warning sound and an error message on the instrument panel.
    — CBS News, 26 June 2024
  • Attempts to access the site on a web browser or through the app on Saturday were met with an error message.
    — Julia Vargas Jones, Stefano Pozzebon and Chris Lau, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024
  • Meta said the black screen showing the error message would be gone by July 2025.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 31 July 2024
  • Players who attempt to log in to the app now are met with an error message explaining the situation.
    — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
  • That means more than half of the visitors who see the fake error message follow the instructions and install malware.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In an email, a Dominion spokeswoman noted the remark was about a splash screen that was hiding an error message.
    — Stuart A. Thompson, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Airbnb said in an online statement that any host trying to raise prices by more than 10% on their services will receive an error message.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Some users who attempted to load Twitter were met with an error message or encountered slow-loading pages.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Then, in March, users were briefly unable to click on external links on the platform, getting an error message instead.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Never call the phone number that appears in a pop-up window or an error message claiming to be from Microsoft.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Some users complained that Hulu was completely down, while others received an error message.
    — Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The sponsorship page on the festival’s website now leads to a 404 error message.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Without the extension, the browser displays an error message while a transient pop-up explains what happened.
    — PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Multiple others received an error message when trying to log in with their Tesla accounts.
    — PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • For example, registering as a new user will display an error message.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Just 30 minutes after its launch, players were hit with an error message announcing the servers were completely down.
    — Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 4 June 2024
  • The LinkedIn post has since been taken down, and Patel’s page displays a 404 error message when reached.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Many screens were blank except for an error message and airport personnel made announcements directing questions about flights to airlines.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
  • The content creator's Kick account was taken down following the incident, and his page now directs to an error message.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
  • The system returned an error message saying the purchase didn’t go through and instructed her to either contact the travel agent or pay for the upgrade onboard.
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 8 June 2026

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