faultier; faultiest
Examples of faulty in a Sentence
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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This four-part drama is based on the true story of U.K. sub-postmasters who were falsely
accused of theft due to a faulty computer system, revealing one of the worst miscarriages of
justice in British history.
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025
Police believe the women may have been exposed to the gas from a faulty heater in their hotel room, WCVB reported.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
And while programmed cell death (apoptosis) is a critical mechanism for deleting faulty and old cells in order for the body to regenerate new, more productive cells, HFSCs even at their most active will ultimately work themselves to death without adequate MCL-1 protection.
—New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025
When parts fail, the most typical thing to look for are faulty brakes.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025
Police believe the women may have been exposed to the gas from a faulty heater in their hotel room, WCVB reported.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
And while programmed cell death (apoptosis) is a critical mechanism for deleting faulty and old cells in order for the body to regenerate new, more productive cells, HFSCs even at their most active will ultimately work themselves to death without adequate MCL-1 protection.
—New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025
When parts fail, the most typical thing to look for are faulty brakes.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faulty. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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