faultier; faultiest
Examples of faulty in a Sentence
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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If the furnace doesn’t respond, your thermostat may be faulty.
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Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
In the filing, Chauvin claims his conviction should be vacated, saying flawed medical testimony, misrepresented police training and faulty jury instructions warrant a new trial or evidentiary hearing.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
OpenAI has been sued several times over the past month, each case claiming that the company’s flagship product is faulty and dangerous—that it is designed to hold long conversations and reinforce users’ beliefs, no matter how misguided.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Studies showed the sinkholes were caused by a faulty drainage system and not by soil conditions.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
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Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
In the filing, Chauvin claims his conviction should be vacated, saying flawed medical testimony, misrepresented police training and faulty jury instructions warrant a new trial or evidentiary hearing.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
OpenAI has been sued several times over the past month, each case claiming that the company’s flagship product is faulty and dangerous—that it is designed to hold long conversations and reinforce users’ beliefs, no matter how misguided.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Studies showed the sinkholes were caused by a faulty drainage system and not by soil conditions.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faulty. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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