without fail

phrase

1

—used to stress that something always happens

Every day, without fail, he has toast and coffee for breakfast.

2

—used to stress that something will definitely happen

She promised that she would be there without fail.

Examples of without fail in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Between 1960 and 1989, the Forest Service, without fail, harvested 9 to 12 billion board feet of timber a year. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026

The buyers are incredibly committed and have come in to rescue the uptrend repeatedly and without fail. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

Every autumn since 2011, without fail, even when Covid was knocking the world for six, Apple has announced its latest iPhones. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

And seriously, without fail, I got completely sucked into Oprah’s magic. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 22 June 2026

Rhymes for without fail

• abigail
• cottontail
• countervail
• fingernail
• martingale
• mesoscale
• microscale
• monorail
• nanoscale
• ponytail
• swallowtail
• wensleydale