failed

Example Sentences

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Yet officials responsible for the fire response have still failed to provide a detailed explanation about what led to the failures, much less take responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times

The state’s plan to fix things—including approving big rate increases to spur insurers to compete for customers—has so far failed to do the trick.

From The Wall Street Journal

But she failed to hear her husband Mark's voice on a phone call with Kathy, or see her son's walk-on cameo at the Queen Vic.

From BBC

Visits to her GP failed to diagnose the problem.

From BBC

Several rounds of negotiations followed an initial ceasefire brokered by Qatar and Turkey, but they have failed to produce a lasting agreement.

From Barron's