faultier; faultiest
Examples of faulty in a Sentence
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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Starliner was first delayed due to a faulty valve on a liquid oxygen fuel tank, and then soon after that valve was replaced, delayed again due to a helium leak in another part of the craft.
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Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 22 May 2024
The May 6 launch was scrubbed because of a faulty oxygen relief valve, NASA said.
—John Helton, NPR, 18 May 2024
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Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 22 May 2024
The May 6 launch was scrubbed because of a faulty oxygen relief valve, NASA said.
—John Helton, NPR, 18 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for faulty
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faulty. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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