be found wanting
Example Sentences
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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
Google Wallet requires NFC to work as a touch-and-pay device and with the growth of Apple Pay, and Samsung Pay coming soon, this is an area the OnePlus 2 will be found wanting.
From Time • Aug. 3, 2015
The girl read her old lessons over and over again,—her great fear was lest, when the call came, she might be found wanting in the double consonants.
From Stories from Tagore by Tagore, Rabindranath