fail
Example Sentences
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He was jailed after participating in Chávez’s failed 1992 military coup.
Often, it fails, particularly in the Western food environment, he explains.
From BBC
Pundits who failed to predict the operation in the first place gravely stroked their chins before intoning that the Venezuelan adventure must inevitably fail.
But if they fail, it portends an epic flop.
From Salon
He made the quarter-finals of the Players Championships and round five of the UK Open, but failed to make it past the second round at the other televised events.
From BBC
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