at fault

Example Sentences

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"This incident went beyond the question of whether individual employees were at fault and exposed a lack of social and historical sensitivity within Starbucks Korea," he said.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Antonelli accepted he was at fault for that, saying: "I was definitely too optimistic. I also took a massive bump and I almost spun in a straight line so also that induced the lock-up."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

In this case, an Old World hantavirus was at fault, not the Andes strain that’s responsible for the outbreak on the cruise ship.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

The report suggested possible causes for the premature fuze detonation but determined that military personnel were not at fault.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

The police couldn’t let that kind of thing slide if a reporter were to wonder who was at fault and maybe call for someone’s punishment.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall