How to Use reliability in a Sentence
reliability
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His play strength and reliability give him a shot.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
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A lot of banks had them as symbols of reliability and trust.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
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This leads to better reliability, which means a taxi doesn’t have to be in the shop as often.
—Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 21 Nov. 2022
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The rocket and spacecraft will have to fly many times to prove its reliability.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
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At the end of the day, supply chain reliability isn’t built by systems alone.
—Brittany Caskey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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The team was impressed with the reliability of the car.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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That kind of reliability adds up quickly and changes how the business runs.
—Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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The reliability of this tax-free income is why investors are such big fans of muni bonds.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 May 2025
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All showed reliability that rarely, if ever, evolved into much more than that.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
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That should ease your worries about battery reliability at the very least.
—New Atlas, 6 Jan. 2025
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The reliability of dogs sniffing cash for drug residue is a longtime source of court disputes.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2021
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Keep a small promise that proves reliability by evening.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2026
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Some research also casts doubt on the reliability of the system used to label breasts as dense or not dense.
—Liz Szabo, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
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So how does that change the way grid operators think about reliability and risk?
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
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Safety and reliability must be proven before it can be used more widely.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
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The heat has put a focus on the reliability of the electricity grid in the state.
—Talal Ansari, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
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Always pair vibe coding with strong guardrails to ensure speed and long-term reliability.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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But reliability has robbed drivers in other races much closer to the flag.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
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Mann said airlines need to do more to improve reliability.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
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Filter your search by your budget, then look for cars with the lowest mileage from brands with strong reliability ratings.
—Chris Teague, AJC.com, 3 July 2026
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State leaders have said the change is meant to improve reliability in structure as well as funding.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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What happens if the tech gets it wrong One big concern with any new system is reliability.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
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What’s the value of nearly two decades worth of reliability?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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Many seemed to question the reliability of the department as a whole.
—Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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The actor was drawn to the reliability of growing up with a grandmother who always cooked in the house.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 9 May 2025
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And with a 7-mile round-trip commute, reliability isn’t a life-or-death matter for your daughter.
—Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022
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Your reliability can create much more lasting trust than flaky grand speeches.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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That said, for now, these systems are limited in range and reliability.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
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The screen trades range for reliability.
—Douglas Goodwin, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
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Still, there are some long-term questions on the KF's reliability.
—PCMAG, 9 Nov. 2022
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