at fault
Example Sentences
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A debt collector for the Perfect Child told Lopez her insurer was at fault in a call she recorded the next day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
"This incident went beyond the question of whether individual employees were at fault and exposed a lack of social and historical sensitivity within Starbucks Korea," he said.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
County in which a law enforcement vehicle was found to be at fault have risen in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
In this case, an Old World hantavirus was at fault, not the Andes strain that’s responsible for the outbreak on the cruise ship.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Many were at fault, and I was among them.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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