faultier; faultiest
Examples of faulty in a Sentence
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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The issue of faulty roads extends beyond Redland.
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Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Additional testing occurred to verify whether there was any hazard or if the sensor was faulty, multiple sources said.
—Steve Beynon, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Pacific Gas & Electric was forced to pay billions of dollars in damages after its faulty electric transmission line was the determined cause of the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire in California history.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Pacific Gas & Electric was forced to pay billions of dollars in damages after its faulty electric transmission line was the determined cause of the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire in California history.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
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Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Additional testing occurred to verify whether there was any hazard or if the sensor was faulty, multiple sources said.
—Steve Beynon, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Pacific Gas & Electric was forced to pay billions of dollars in damages after its faulty electric transmission line was the determined cause of the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire in California history.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Pacific Gas & Electric was forced to pay billions of dollars in damages after its faulty electric transmission line was the determined cause of the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire in California history.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faulty. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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