fail

Example Sentences

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Arundell, 23, was backed to respond from his red card against Scotland and failed to enforce himself.

From BBC

China's defending champion Gu, who came to Italy seeking a clean sweep of three golds in her events, has so far failed to top the podium, winning silver medals in slopestyle and big air.

From Barron's

"He's obviously quite young, he's bound to fail. So I'm sure at some point he's going to play an important knock."

From Barron's

When he finally escaped, Fawaz entered the care system - a system designed to protect vulnerable children, but one he believes failed him.

From BBC

A blood test which looks for multiple types of cancer has failed to achieve its key objective in a major NHS trial, the company has announced.

From BBC