at fault
Example Sentences
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Only when an airline is at fault is extra compensation payable.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The damages awarded for the period Google was deemed at fault -- 15 years in the UK and 10 years in Sweden and Denmark -- were also lower than what Pricerunner had requested, he noted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
It had tested its products, found no pathogens and wasn’t at fault, McAfee said.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
“Are you at fault if a fire is lit because of your cigarettes?” wrote the Uber driver, then 29.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Now it seemed as if Bailey had been at fault all along, that Bailey had committed an error, had stood in the wrong place at the wrong time and had caused his own misfortune.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
