faultier; faultiest
Examples of faulty in a Sentence
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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Seven people were hospitalized, including two with serious injuries, after a faulty oil burner caused a severe carbon monoxide leak in the Bronx on Wednesday, according to Fire Department officials.
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
But, faulty tax advice can have real consequences.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
The premise of The Saviors, a genre-defying thriller written (with Travis Betz) and directed by Kevin Hamedani, is undeniably timely, exploring the way faulty assumptions about some unknown Other might have disastrous, even apocalyptic consequences.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Another prominent biologist, Barry Commoner, saw faulty technology as the primary source of environmental problems.
—The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
But, faulty tax advice can have real consequences.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
The premise of The Saviors, a genre-defying thriller written (with Travis Betz) and directed by Kevin Hamedani, is undeniably timely, exploring the way faulty assumptions about some unknown Other might have disastrous, even apocalyptic consequences.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Another prominent biologist, Barry Commoner, saw faulty technology as the primary source of environmental problems.
—The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faulty. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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