Examples of faulty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Three Mile Island plant was the location of the most serious nuclear meltdown and radiation leak in U.S. history in March 1979, when the loss of water coolant through a faulty valve caused a reactor to overheat. Ryan Browne, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024 Rather than replacing each faulty part or modifying the observation plans, the spacecraft would fly as is. Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024 Evan Scott, 39, filed two claims, one for nearly $28,000 based on the loss of value of his Ocean after price cuts, and a second for $1,000 after his car was delivered with faulty tires that had to be replaced after four months. Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024 Repair work also encompassed the Lake Fork Bridge on U.S. 50, which was built using the same steel in the early 1960s and a method that engineers subsequently deemed faulty. Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for faulty 

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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faulty. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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