fallible

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Recent Examples of fallible Bob had to be valiant, dictatorial, curious, ever listening, wily, playful, deluded, strategic, flirtatious, fallible, political, and willing to protect and persevere against all doubters, critics, compass navigators, naysayers well intentioned or not. Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Aug. 2025 But humans are fallible, and there have been a lot of mistakes made that have put us right on the brink of international incidents that could have led to nuclear war. EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025 But humans are fallible, and there have been a lot of mistakes made that have put us right on the brink of international incidents that could have led to nuclear war. Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025 But humans are fallible, and there have been a lot of mistakes made that have put us right on the brink of international incidents that could have led to nuclear war. Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fallible
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Adjective
  • Still, ending the war always required that Hamas agree to a deal—perhaps an ugly one, certainly an imperfect one, but one that would bring a stop to the killing.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Football is an imperfect game played in an imperfect world.
    Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Still, the Jays were an obviously flawed team this season.
    Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • That can mean stories of women being powerful, flawed, beautiful, ugly, mothers and professionals.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • People with too few or defective Treg cells often develop autoimmune diseases, where unchecked immune cells mistakenly attack the body’s own tissues or organs.
    Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Consumers can return defective products to the retailer of purchase for a full refund.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Fallible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallible. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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