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Failings is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Failings in a sentence

Failings | Failing

Failings meaning

plural of failing

Using Failings

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of failing
  • In the example corpus, failings often appears in combinations such as: the failings, failings in, failings of.

Context around Failings

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Failings

  • In this selection, "failings" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, systemic, forecasting, system, need and across stand out and add context to how "failings" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include admitted numerous failings and apologised and at their failings across the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "failings" sits close to words such as acknowledgement, anwar and applaud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with failings

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

An NHS trust has admitted numerous failings and apologised to her family. (12 words)

There has to be accountability for those failings - failings which the Ombudsman clearly highlighted. (14 words)

Campaigners say the role is vital in addressing failings in women’s health provision. (14 words)

A Russian general said he had been dismissed as a commander after telling the military leadership about the dire situation at the front in where he said Russian soldiers had been stabbed in the back by the failings of the top military brass. (43 words)

England's Women's World Cup may have grown up with summers where their nation's mood was ruined by footballing misfortune, but every indication is that they are resolutely unburdened by the historic failings of the men's team. (40 words)

An internal investigation found no fault by the NUH but an independent external review found 13 significant individual failings in Harriet’s care, with the Trust admitting negligence in 2018 and the couple settling a claim out of court. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

There has to be accountability for those failings - failings which the Ombudsman clearly highlighted.

EU: Nigerian Elections Have 'Systemic Failings,' Need Serious Reform (Today) - Nigeria's elections need serious reform after being marred by violence, systemic failings and low turnout,.

A cynic might say this was the act of some people realizing that their jobs are on the line, less than a week after the Bank was pressured into an externally-led review of its forecasting failings.

And despite all of our sin, our failings and shortcomings, it is amazing to know that God still loves us.

An inquest into her death has examined potential hospital system failings which might have contributed to the death of Ms O'Brien, the mother of a 14-month-old son and a partner in a law firm.

An internal investigation found no fault by the NUH but an independent external review found 13 significant individual failings in Harriet’s care, with the Trust admitting negligence in 2018 and the couple settling a claim out of court.

An NHS trust has admitted numerous failings and apologised to her family.

A Russian general said he had been dismissed as a commander after telling the military leadership about the dire situation at the front in where he said Russian soldiers had been stabbed in the back by the failings of the top military brass.

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A spokesperson for the Home Office barge contractor CTM confirmed that repairs to the plumbing were underway after an inspection by Wessex Water found failings.

As the public face of Rangers, however, Michael Beale has had to shoulder a significant part of the blame over the last week for structural failings within the club that do not entirely fall under his remit.

Baroness Louise Casey has said it would “mean so much” if Sir Mark Rowley accepted the term “institutional” regarding the failings in the Metropolitan Police.

But Saints will have to take a close look at their failings across the previous 79 minutes to understand why they are not joining the Women’s team beneath the Wembley arch.

Campaigners say the role is vital in addressing failings in women’s health provision.

England's Women's World Cup may have grown up with summers where their nation's mood was ruined by footballing misfortune, but every indication is that they are resolutely unburdened by the historic failings of the men's team.

Enright says that any failings by Nakatani are shared by the various boards he served, which were also lambasted in the state audit, while many of Nakatani’s colleagues believe he was unfairly criticized in the audit.

Five people in Keyham died at the hands of gunman Jake Davison in August 2021, and earlier this year significant failings were found in the police’s handling of the initial shotgun licence given to him.

Following the inquests, the head of the Probation Service said she was “deeply sorry” for its failings and said changes had been made.

He emphasised that there had been failings in the planning and construction processes of the buildings.

He says that he’s discussed the failings of mainstream pornography with his 15-year-old son, too, and believes honest conversations will help him in the long run.

If the pace and stakes falter into the second half, which lags increasingly, such failings are never for want of mindless entertainment.

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Common combinations with failings

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "failings" in a sentence?
An example: "There has to be accountability for those failings - failings which the Ombudsman clearly highlighted." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "failings" from authentic English texts.
What does "failings" mean?
Failings means: plural of failing
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "failings", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.