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

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

Yet it didn't take long for the first error to happen, and again the semi-automated technology was at fault.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

“It points to a process goal—reduce conflict, restore order, keep people safe—rather than a contested diagnosis of responsibility—who is at fault, which agency acted improperly, whether an action was lawful,” Santoro said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

In fact, it was her radiologist who was potentially at fault.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell