fallible
Example Sentences
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Stick shifts are also slower than their auto-shifted counterparts from 0-60 mph—due to the fleshy, fallible widgets sitting in the driver’s seat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Clemency used to be a consistent failsafe for an often fallible system.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
So long as human bodies are fallible to disease, we will need labs studying viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites to see which ones could cause major problems.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
Yes, United showed Arsenal are fallible and the best defence in the Premier League can make mistakes and give you chances.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
But it would not do to remind Tyrell that his favorite son was fallible.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing fallible
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