at fault

phrase

1

: open to blame : responsible

you were really at fault

2

: unable to find the scent and continue chase

Examples of at fault in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Of course, everyone is granted a certain level of privacy inside their house, but there are specific guidelines within Arizona's public indecency laws that could put you at fault for being naked in your own home if a person sees you. — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Jeenah Moon | Reuters Gemini Space Station scored a legal victory earlier in August after an arbitrator found the crypto exchange did not mislead users and was not at fault for the collapse of its Earn lending program. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Last night at Craven Cottage offered an example — goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was at fault for the first goal and did not cover himself in glory on the second, when Levi Colwill also needed to do better. — Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Confidential student records are sitting in a vacated building nearly eight weeks after a charter school permanently closed its doors, officials from the state and the school said, though both sides disagree on who is at fault. — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 25 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for at fault

• asphalt
• assault
• basalt
• cobalt
• default
• exalt
• gestalt
• alt
• gault
• halt
• malt
• sault