faultier; faultiest
Examples of faulty in a Sentence
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
Recent Examples on the Web
Less than five months after its release, nearly all vehicle owners received an alert citing a faulty accelerator pedal resulting from misapplied soap instead of lubricant.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
Past issues have included a faulty accelerator pedal, a rearview camera problem and a windshield wiper problem.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
The company’s investigations of some batches of faulty medicine didn’t identify specific root causes, and those that did pinpoint a reason weren’t adequately supported with evidence or didn’t explain all the data, the inspectors wrote.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
Wilmore and Williams saw their June 2024 ride out, a Boeing Starliner capsule, return without them, because of a faulty propulsion system and helium leaks to boot.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
Past issues have included a faulty accelerator pedal, a rearview camera problem and a windshield wiper problem.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
The company’s investigations of some batches of faulty medicine didn’t identify specific root causes, and those that did pinpoint a reason weren’t adequately supported with evidence or didn’t explain all the data, the inspectors wrote.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
Wilmore and Williams saw their June 2024 ride out, a Boeing Starliner capsule, return without them, because of a faulty propulsion system and helium leaks to boot.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faulty. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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