without fail

idiom

1

—used to stress that something always happens

Every day, without fail, he has toast and coffee for breakfast.

2

—used to stress that something will definitely happen

She promised that she would be there without fail.

Examples of without fail in a Sentence

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Charlie has an extraordinary ability to know without fail when someone is lying, and now for this season, Charlie continues her journey on the road across the country, encountering a new cast of characters and investigating crimes along the way. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025

Aretha is a huge Dynasty fan and watches it every week without fail. —David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025

When the final few teams are competing for the very last at-large spots, the committee, nearly without fail, has dinged those with truly ugly non-league schedules. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025

Almost without fail, Diego Carlos would take his top off. —Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025

Those individuals, almost without fail, have this incredible complexity of physical health care conditions, often mental health, behavioral health conditions, and a range of psychosocial things, including housing instability, sometimes nutritional instability. —Ryan Levi, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025

Share deep insights that teach exactly what your audience needs to learn, and do it weekly without fail. —Jodie Cook, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025

Jennifer from Northern Ireland told users that her black cat named Sky sits on the sidewalk just before 3 p.m. every day without fail. —John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025

But without fail my perpetual New Year’s resolution is to show my skin a little more TLC. —Varsha Patel, refinery29.com, 29 Dec. 2024

Rhymes for without fail

• abigail
• cottontail
• countervail
• fingernail
• martingale
• mesoscale
• microscale
• monorail
• nanoscale
• ponytail
• swallowtail
• wensleydale