failing

Example Sentences

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The penalty comes just three days after his son, Tom Jr, pled guilty to failing to provide adequate food and rest to five Ghanaian fishermen in 2017.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The Orange County court originally ruled the jingle a violation of California’s false advertising law for failing to disclose its religious affiliations, and it was subsequently pulled from the airwaves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

He faced the vote after the Constitutional Court said he had breached the constitution by failing to repay public money used to upgrade his private home in KwaZulu-Natal.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

But even stable banking systems cannot insulate economies from ships sinking, harvests failing or strikes closing mines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

I think of the parks and the restaurants, of the pleasantries I'll never use on the friends I am failing to make.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris