fault
Example Sentences
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"I'd have been better off using the spider under the table. It was hard, but it is my own fault for turning up with that tip."
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
“It’s nobody’s fault but my own, but I just feel it’s unfair,” said Torres, who now lives in a tent in Chinatown.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
The episode exposed a fault line in Silicon Valley between engineers who viewed autonomous targeting as an ethical red line and defense officials who saw it as essential.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
People in Brenchley, Matfield, Pembury, Lamberhurst and surrounding villages lost their supply on Thursday morning after the fault on a key main from Bewl Water Treatment Works, in East Sussex.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
I was respectful and followed the rules and protocols to a fault.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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