faultier; faultiest
Examples of faulty in a Sentence
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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The 1991 movie stars Nick Nolte as Sam Bowden, the one-time public defender who Cady haunts, blaming his long prison incarceration for rape on purposefully faulty defense tactics.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Those faulty assumptions have continued to the present day.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The broader transportation program was also plagued with allegations of fraud in 2023 -- shortly after HCPF, relying on an apparently faulty analysis, recommended a significant increase in reimbursement rates in that service.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
On March 13, the FAA said faulty equipment being worked on by a contractor caused a strong odor that prompted an evacuation of the crucial air traffic facility.
—De'anthony Taylor, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2026
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Those faulty assumptions have continued to the present day.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The broader transportation program was also plagued with allegations of fraud in 2023 -- shortly after HCPF, relying on an apparently faulty analysis, recommended a significant increase in reimbursement rates in that service.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
On March 13, the FAA said faulty equipment being worked on by a contractor caused a strong odor that prompted an evacuation of the crucial air traffic facility.
—De'anthony Taylor, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faulty. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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