faultier; faultiest
Examples of faulty in a Sentence
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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Those chairs are in bad shape, with sticky wheels and faulty hand brakes.
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Sophie Neiman, NPR, 20 June 2026
More commonly, the check engine light may indicate an unrelated issue such as a faulty sensor or an engine misfire.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
Bradley the author eventually conceded that his research had been faulty and that the flag-raising in which his father had been involved was photographed by a Marine photographer earlier on the morning of February 23, 1945, and that Doc Bradley was not depicted in the famous Rosenthal photo.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 June 2026
The vehicle may avoid or fail to recognize a construction zone due to the faulty software.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 June 2026
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Sophie Neiman, NPR, 20 June 2026
More commonly, the check engine light may indicate an unrelated issue such as a faulty sensor or an engine misfire.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
Bradley the author eventually conceded that his research had been faulty and that the flag-raising in which his father had been involved was photographed by a Marine photographer earlier on the morning of February 23, 1945, and that Doc Bradley was not depicted in the famous Rosenthal photo.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 June 2026
The vehicle may avoid or fail to recognize a construction zone due to the faulty software.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 June 2026
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faulty. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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