faultier; faultiest
Examples of faulty in a Sentence
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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The contract scrutiny has been blamed for numerous delays across government, such as delays in providing emergency response during a disaster, clearance to repair faulty plumbing in a weather service office or authorizations for wildlife biologists to conduct field work.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
The past four years of conflict have exposed more than one faulty assumption, not least the previously widespread belief even among Kyiv’s allies that Ukraine would be too weak, too disorganized, to resist a full-scale invasion.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
So, too, did fellow American Amber Glenn, whose medal dreams were thwarted by a faulty short program but then delivered a strong free skate and returned Saturday night to appear in the gala.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The Grand Concourse fire was caused by a faulty circuit breaker panel.
—Lillian Bonsignore, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
The past four years of conflict have exposed more than one faulty assumption, not least the previously widespread belief even among Kyiv’s allies that Ukraine would be too weak, too disorganized, to resist a full-scale invasion.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
So, too, did fellow American Amber Glenn, whose medal dreams were thwarted by a faulty short program but then delivered a strong free skate and returned Saturday night to appear in the gala.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The Grand Concourse fire was caused by a faulty circuit breaker panel.
—Lillian Bonsignore, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faulty. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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