failed

Example Sentences

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Karen first found out about hearing loss when Klugo’s older sister failed a routine newborn auditory test.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The past few decades, Elon Musk told them, had been “a dark age” for human space flight—one costly government program after another that failed to reach the pad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A breakthrough spell at St Mirren came to an end in 2015, and he joined a Hibs side then in the second tier after potential moves to Wigan and Houston Dynamo failed to materialise.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

"It means failed rains, dying crops, rising food prices, and families pushed to the edge yet again."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“Just…wrong. I don’t know. She’s sad. She failed her practice test, and she’s saying weird stuff.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy