be found wanting
Example Sentences
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Army isn’t the first to be found wanting by Ukrainian drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
I don't think he will be found wanting in the fitness levels for this one.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2023
Will this genera- tion be found wanting in its hour on the stage of history?
From MSNBC ● Jan. 16, 2018
And it's true of all new late-night talk show hosts that they are liable to be found wanting when they arrive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2015
The zeal of Richardson, when weigh’d against the zeal, or rather the fury of Hill, would be found wanting, and as dust in the balance.
From Critical Remarks on Sir Charles Grandison, Clarissa, and Pamela (1754) by Anonymous
