faultier; faultiest
Examples of faulty in a Sentence
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has taken responsibility for the jailbreak but also blamed a lack of resources, from faulty locks to staffing shortages, as well as the escapees' network of accomplices.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
Band members had a day or so to do a few touristy things, like pay a visit to the Rainbow Bar & Grill, famous as a hangout for British rock stars like Led Zeppelin and Keith Moon of the Who, and get scammed by a shop that sold them overpriced, faulty cameras.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Like a faulty fire hydrant, or a vacuum cleaner whizzing up and down with the uncontrollable hysteria of a feral raccoon, our directive was to suck up as many clicks as possible through every angle imaginable.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2025
They are accused of yanking open a faulty cell door, removing a toilet from the wall, and crawling through a hole to flee.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
Band members had a day or so to do a few touristy things, like pay a visit to the Rainbow Bar & Grill, famous as a hangout for British rock stars like Led Zeppelin and Keith Moon of the Who, and get scammed by a shop that sold them overpriced, faulty cameras.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Like a faulty fire hydrant, or a vacuum cleaner whizzing up and down with the uncontrollable hysteria of a feral raccoon, our directive was to suck up as many clicks as possible through every angle imaginable.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2025
They are accused of yanking open a faulty cell door, removing a toilet from the wall, and crawling through a hole to flee.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 8 Oct. 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 13 Oct. 2025.
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