fault
Example Sentences
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Widespread power outages - caused by the fuel shortages and faults in its power grid - have triggered protests among Cubans in recent years.
From BBC
The report suggested possible causes for the premature fuze detonation but determined that military personnel were not at fault.
From Los Angeles Times
“I appreciate you saying so, but it’s not your fault. That was far from our first go-round.”
From Literature
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The families would want me to tell the truth, somehow, about what had happened to their sons and how it was my fault that it happened.
From Literature
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"I am not sure that the problems experienced are all the fault of the funeral director," the spokesperson said.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.