ERRANT in a Sentence

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For ERRANT, below is one of 3 sentences:
The killing of three children, which is called an errant shelling, dramatically escalated the recent flare in violence.

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 Meanings and Examples of ERRANT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
errant
 a.  wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a direct path; roving
Classic Sentence:
1  The errant knight, his master, must needs pass us toll-free.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
2  The sense that he was watched, that craft was employed to circumvent his errant tastes, added piquancy to a journey so entirely sentimental, so long as the danger was of no fearful sort.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: 4 Rough Coercion Is Employed
Example Sentence:
1  The killing of three children, which is called an errant shelling, dramatically escalated the recent flare in violence.