be at fault

Example Sentences

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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

Sheriff Schmidt said that no employee misconduct was found to be at fault in the overdose death.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2024

A former security team casework manager and financial investigator, Mr Ward wrote to employees of Japanese company Fujitsu calling on them to challenge any allegations that their Horizon program might be at fault.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2024

Right guard Daniel Brunskill, who followed Carthon from San Francisco, said one player can appear to be at fault when actually covering for someone else.

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2023

Some other theory that this theory depends on may be at fault, some fact that has been taken for granted may be mistaken, or some piece of equipment may not operate as envisaged.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton