faultier; faultiest
Examples of faulty in a Sentence
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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Most of the work is replacing a faulty carburetor, usually because the owner left gas inside the mower all winter.
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The trail started Wednesday for the former town councilman whose defense claims a faulty gun is responsible for his shooting of a teenager.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Questions concern how the courts would assess who or what might be responsible for faulty algorithms or other flaws in system design and whether a robot was negligent or malicious when disseminating libelous content damaging individuals or organizations.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Because this race also uses the faulty top-two system, Le Roux and Min will be fighting the next five months even as the national issues change.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The trail started Wednesday for the former town councilman whose defense claims a faulty gun is responsible for his shooting of a teenager.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Questions concern how the courts would assess who or what might be responsible for faulty algorithms or other flaws in system design and whether a robot was negligent or malicious when disseminating libelous content damaging individuals or organizations.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Because this race also uses the faulty top-two system, Le Roux and Min will be fighting the next five months even as the national issues change.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faulty. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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