defective

Example Sentences

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The jury rejected additional claims made in the lawsuit, including that Uber had been negligent and that its safety systems were defective.

From BBC

But saying that out loud always made the grown-ups look at him like he was defective, and like his mom was a bad mom.

From Literature

Normally, when a defective and deadly auto part is discovered, a vehicle recall can be conducted to address the problem.

From The Wall Street Journal

The remaining defendants, Instagram‘s parent company Meta and Google’s YouTube still face claims that their products are “defective” and designed to keep children hooked to products its makers know are harmful.

From Los Angeles Times

Lawyers for the plaintiffs are explicitly borrowing strategies used against the tobacco industry in the 1990s and 2000s that faced a similar onslaught of lawsuits arguing that companies sold a defective product.

From Barron's