faultier; faultiest
Examples of faulty in a Sentence
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
Recent Examples on the Web
Thousands of children got tested for lead with faulty devices.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 7 June 2024
Blumenauer also wants to close the loophole that allows for the import of cheap Chinese e-bikes with safety checks, some of which have been linked to deadly fires caused by faulty batteries.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 June 2024
An uncrewed Starliner mission in 2019 failed to reach the station, in part due to faulty flight computer code.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 5 June 2024
The problem was traced to a faulty computer power supply unit that was replaced.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 7 June 2024
Blumenauer also wants to close the loophole that allows for the import of cheap Chinese e-bikes with safety checks, some of which have been linked to deadly fires caused by faulty batteries.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 June 2024
An uncrewed Starliner mission in 2019 failed to reach the station, in part due to faulty flight computer code.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 5 June 2024
The problem was traced to a faulty computer power supply unit that was replaced.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faulty. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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