faultier; faultiest
Examples of faulty in a Sentence
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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The Grand Concourse fire was caused by a faulty circuit breaker panel.
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Lillian Bonsignore, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
But one person familiar with the decisions told Semafor that at least one executive from a company described by the survey had reached out to multiple outlets asking for the pieces to be taken down, arguing that the survey data was faulty and biased.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Soldiers spent days scrubbed in grease, exposed to toxic chemicals, and blistering heat to find a single faulty sensor.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
Its old building, constructed in 1939 for the Social Security Board, needed expensive renovations; reportedly had ancient, faulty wiring; was far too big; and was generally unsuitable for modern journalism.
—The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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Lillian Bonsignore, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
But one person familiar with the decisions told Semafor that at least one executive from a company described by the survey had reached out to multiple outlets asking for the pieces to be taken down, arguing that the survey data was faulty and biased.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Soldiers spent days scrubbed in grease, exposed to toxic chemicals, and blistering heat to find a single faulty sensor.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
Its old building, constructed in 1939 for the Social Security Board, needed expensive renovations; reportedly had ancient, faulty wiring; was far too big; and was generally unsuitable for modern journalism.
—The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faulty. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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