How to Use failing in a Sentence

failing

noun
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  • He has some minor failings.
  • Rather than risk the bid’s failing, the union withdrew it.
    — Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 14 June 2023
  • Regardless of the type of DIY will, many of them share the same failings.
    — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 23 July 2023
  • See the full list and how many times the school has been on the failing list since 2013 at the bottom of the article.
    — Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Many have been quick to blame Elon Musk for the worst failings of the social media ecosystem.
    — Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • In retrospect, this was a failing of the system, not Davis.
    — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2022
  • And for the politicians who see compassion as a failing to be turned out of office.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Having some bad times at baseball is not a moral failing.
    — Fay Vincent, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
  • As a new feature, its biggest failing is how many games don't show up on Play Now.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2022
  • One chronic failing of SNAP is that billions of dollars are lost through fraud and abuse.
    — Chris Edwards, National Review, 12 June 2023
  • In doing so, people are called to self-reflect on their failings and flaws.
    — Sofia Barrett, CNN, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Chief among their failings in the final month: securing the football.
    — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Favorable failings The use of faulty AI is not new for the health care industry.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Hatred of banks, love of Jacobins, paralysis in the face of slavery -- his failings are many.
    — Christian Schneider, National Review, 26 July 2023
  • Opening a few Centres in two of our categories should not be linked to EdTech failing.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 27 June 2022
  • What better way for Santos to change the subject of his own failings than by pitching a flaming bag of poop on your porch.
    — John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 26 Feb. 2023
  • And of course, in a story already rife with injustice, the police had to make sure that their failings were front and center.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 9 May 2023
  • The Irish ultimately couldn't stop Williams, but that's hardly a unique failing.
    — Greg Beacham, ajc, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Suffer a big loss now, though, and the result would be added onto the pile of previous playoff failings – and the optics of that would not look good.
    — USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Above all, the greatest failing of the virtual world is the human dynamic.
    — Stephen Miles, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • To be clear: Anger itself is not a moral failing or something that needs to be eradicated.
    — Samantha Vincenty, SELF, 30 Nov. 2022
  • At what point does the scramble for status and income become a severe failing?
    — Kyle Smith, WSJ, 9 June 2022
  • The worst thing that could happen, the ultimate failing in a relationship, was its end.
    — Tom Rasmussen, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Dutton’s big failing is not evolving with the times — not finding different revenue streams [for the ranch].
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 22 June 2023
  • Our tester’s reaction reflected a failing not on her part but on ours.
    — J. J. Goode, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2022
  • In his mind, as a 20-year-old Division I defensive tackle, that seemed like a weakness, like a failing.
    — The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The pressure of succeeding or failing can be overwhelming at times.
    — Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Parents, 22 June 2023
  • Several New York banks on the verge of failing had badly needed that cash influx, which never came.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Having low, moody, or melancholy days is not a personal failing.
    — Emma Firth, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2023
  • But so far Netanyahu has not acknowledged any failings.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2023

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