Get to know Faulty better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like inaccurate or defective.
Faulty in a sentence
Faulty meaning
- Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.
- At fault, to blame; guilty.
Synonyms of Faulty
Using Faulty
- The main meaning on this page is: Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable. | At fault, to blame; guilty.
- Useful related words include: inaccurate, defective, imperfect.
- In the example corpus, faulty often appears in combinations such as: the faulty, to faulty, of faulty.
Context around Faulty
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Faulty
- In this selection, "faulty" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, unknown, problems, oil, brakes and genes stand out and add context to how "faulty" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include assumptions are faulty conclusions and caused by faulty or malfunctioning. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "faulty" sits close to words such as charismatic, compassionate and deborah, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with faulty
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Conclusions made on mistaken assumptions are faulty conclusions. (8 words)
High Street in Llanfair Caereinion, under which is the faulty sewer line. (12 words)
As a journalist, consider the faulty logic of conflating Warren Buffet with Berkshire Hathaway. (14 words)
Cryptocurrency payments cannot be reversed by a bank if the seller turns out to offer a faulty product, and overseas sellers are beyond the reach of Australia’s drug licensing regime, which tests products for safety and quality. (38 words)
Due to the faulty water supply, at least 40,000 people are affected everyday, but the MC had failed to provide any solution, Gagandeep Singh, an owner of a grocery shop in Guru Nanak Colony said. (36 words)
Despite not speaking directly to the government, netizens condemned her for attacking them, with claims that the government are not responsible for the incident neither are they part of the faulty administration. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Either these breakdowns can be in the form of faulty oil pumps or gears, or faulty brakes, problematic electrical systems or broken valves, or it can be anything else.
According to the source, engineers swiftly examined the engine and discovered that it was faulty.
Although the root cause of Alzheimer’s remains unknown, faulty genes are one of most common reasons.
A recall related to a faulty seat sensor covering 2018 to 2021 model-year SUVs likely won't be remedied until late this year.
As a journalist, consider the faulty logic of conflating Warren Buffet with Berkshire Hathaway.
Assistant can act as an assistant to your faulty mammal memory, if you know how to ask for that service.
But Tuubel added that the formula for apportionment cannot be described as faulty and was a conscious choice by the ministry.
Buying third-party parts is often cheaper but carries more risk – not only could they be faulty but they could also cause further damage down the line.
By far the most common mistake in Tears of the Kingdom is creating a faulty Ultrahand build or a bad Fuse combination.
Conclusions made on mistaken assumptions are faulty conclusions.
Cryptocurrency payments cannot be reversed by a bank if the seller turns out to offer a faulty product, and overseas sellers are beyond the reach of Australia’s drug licensing regime, which tests products for safety and quality.
Despite not speaking directly to the government, netizens condemned her for attacking them, with claims that the government are not responsible for the incident neither are they part of the faulty administration.
Due to faulty pins that held the bunks together and an unstable sixth layer, they used ropes to harness the structure to the ground at all four corners, stabilizing the structure.
Due to the faulty water supply, at least 40,000 people are affected everyday, but the MC had failed to provide any solution, Gagandeep Singh, an owner of a grocery shop in Guru Nanak Colony said.
Firefighters reminded e-bike riders that faulty or over-charged lithium batteries can be a 'serious' safety risk.
High Street in Llanfair Caereinion, under which is the faulty sewer line.
Highways faults that can be reported on Warwickshire County Council’s website include potholes, street light problems, rights of way problems, faulty traffic light and roadwork problems.
Husband Jaime Carsi was found dead at the scene, with a faulty gas-powered fridge believed to be the cause.
If the faulty wiring that caused the service module to explode during Apollo 13 had occurred on this mission, the astronauts would have very likely died in space.
In all three incidences the fires were caused by faulty or malfunctioning d.c. isolators.
Common combinations with faulty
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the faulty 37×
- to faulty 13×
- of faulty 12×
- by faulty 10×
- is faulty 9×
- or faulty 8×
- be faulty 7×
- that faulty 7×
- and faulty 7×
- faulty and 6×