fault
Example Sentences
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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
Each day almost 500 trains use it and an increasing number of faults are causing delays, the repercussions of which ripple throughout the network.
From BBC
Ms Kane agrees: "By unplugging them you're removing them from the electrical supply completely which just protects against the risk of electrical faults or surges."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
