faultier; faultiest
Examples of faulty in a Sentence
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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Every incident is a bit different, from the faulty software update that grounded thousands of Delta Air Lines flights last year, to the holiday meltdown that brought Southwest Airlines to its knees three years ago.
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Joel Rose, NPR, 26 Dec. 2025
But this is based on faulty reasoning.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
Even some very faulty construction detours Marty’s way, and makes for one of the film’s most insane and pulse-pounding sequences.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
But that could be faulty thinking right now, especially considering that home equity levels are now at a record high, and home equity loan interest rates are slowly but steadily declining again.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
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Joel Rose, NPR, 26 Dec. 2025
But this is based on faulty reasoning.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
Even some very faulty construction detours Marty’s way, and makes for one of the film’s most insane and pulse-pounding sequences.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
But that could be faulty thinking right now, especially considering that home equity levels are now at a record high, and home equity loan interest rates are slowly but steadily declining again.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 Dec. 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 29 Dec. 2025.
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