fault
Example Sentences
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A double fault at deuce when 5-3 down gave King a third match point - and Riggs sent a volley into the net to confirm her victory.
From BBC
Thanks to their location close to tectonic plate fault lines, South Pacific islands are surrounded by potentially enormous mineral deposits.
Her liability-only coverage pays for another car’s damage if she is deemed at fault.
From MarketWatch
None of those earlier swarms resulted in a major quake on the Calaveras fault, which hasn’t ruptured in modern history.
From Los Angeles Times
"In a five-day Test match, you should hunker down. Wafting outside 'sixth stump' areas has never been in the textbooks, and that is mainly the fault of the top order."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
