at fault
Example Sentences
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In this case, an Old World hantavirus was at fault, not the Andes strain that’s responsible for the outbreak on the cruise ship.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Yet it didn't take long for the first error to happen, and again the semi-automated technology was at fault.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
The governor says he knows who’s at fault.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Only when Noem was questioned by a conservative reporter on Fox News about the circumstances of Pretti’s death did she suggest error may have been at fault.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
She, if anything, seemed the more conciliatory party, which seemed to disprove the hypothesis that he was at fault.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
