faultier; faultiest
Examples of faulty in a Sentence
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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Huntington’s is caused by a single faulty gene, so a parent has a 50% chance of passing it to a child.
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Claire Cameron, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Foerster was shot on May 2, 1973, after state troopers pulled over Shakur and two BLA members — Zayd Malik Shakur and Sundiata Acoli — on the New Jersey Turnpike, allegedly for a faulty taillight.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Ford has recalled more than 115,000 trucks that may have a faulty steering column upper shaft, which could result in loss of steering control.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
This helps detect issues like air pockets, water damage, or faulty joints early and allows timely repairs.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
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Claire Cameron, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Foerster was shot on May 2, 1973, after state troopers pulled over Shakur and two BLA members — Zayd Malik Shakur and Sundiata Acoli — on the New Jersey Turnpike, allegedly for a faulty taillight.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Ford has recalled more than 115,000 trucks that may have a faulty steering column upper shaft, which could result in loss of steering control.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
This helps detect issues like air pockets, water damage, or faulty joints early and allows timely repairs.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for faulty
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faulty. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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