How to Use found wanting in a Sentence

found wanting

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• There was pride in defeat to PSG, but Slot’s Liverpool were also found wanting.
  — James Pearce, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
• The on-field product was found wanting, but the NFL’s TV partners didn’t take much of a financial hit.
  — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
• Bottom line Podkolzin was acquired by Stan Bowman and delivered on the second line when Skinner was found wanting.
  — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
• Burton said tenors playing Canio often get compared to the role’s most famous interepreters — Enrico Caruso and Franco Corelli — and are often found wanting.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
• The list of skilled talent deemed unsuitable by the coaching staff since the spring of 2024 includes the list above, married to names like Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson, all of whom were found wanting.
  — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
• The Athletic has reported that the ECB will leave McCullum and Key in place until after the World Cup and that talks will then be held over what changes should be made over an England approach that has been found wanting in key areas.
  — Paul Newman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026