faultier; faultiest
Examples of faulty in a Sentence
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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But that could be faulty thinking right now, especially considering that home equity levels are now at a record high, and home equity loan interest rates are slowly but steadily declining again.
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Such trials and errors can be costly endeavors, but replacing a faulty drone chassis that costs only $3 to print does not pull firmly on the purse strings compared to the cost of replacing a commercial part, according to the Air Force.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
If one sets aside the faulty assumption that nuclear deterrence will hold, then increasing Europe’s reliance on nuclear weapons—or even just maintaining it—becomes an untenable proposition.
—Siegfried Hecker, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Barrasso, a physician, said the Democrats simply want to continue a faulty health care system.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Such trials and errors can be costly endeavors, but replacing a faulty drone chassis that costs only $3 to print does not pull firmly on the purse strings compared to the cost of replacing a commercial part, according to the Air Force.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
If one sets aside the faulty assumption that nuclear deterrence will hold, then increasing Europe’s reliance on nuclear weapons—or even just maintaining it—becomes an untenable proposition.
—Siegfried Hecker, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Barrasso, a physician, said the Democrats simply want to continue a faulty health care system.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faulty. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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