faultier; faultiest
Examples of faulty in a Sentence
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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On Friday, an automaker issued a recall for one of its trucks, saying some models potentially had a faulty console display that could increase the risk of a crash.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The truck driver was convicted of vehicular manslaughter, but the Cobles’ wrongful-death lawsuit against Caltrans, arguing that faulty freeway design led to the backup their car was in when the big rig came around the bend, was lost in a jury trial.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
The cure requires replacing the faulty tubes with a more rugged version and possibly adding bracing.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Evidence suggests one of those blazes, the Eaton Fire, was started by faulty utility equipment.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The truck driver was convicted of vehicular manslaughter, but the Cobles’ wrongful-death lawsuit against Caltrans, arguing that faulty freeway design led to the backup their car was in when the big rig came around the bend, was lost in a jury trial.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
The cure requires replacing the faulty tubes with a more rugged version and possibly adding bracing.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Evidence suggests one of those blazes, the Eaton Fire, was started by faulty utility equipment.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faulty. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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