be found wanting

Example Sentences

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Will this genera- tion be found wanting in its hour on the stage of history?

From MSNBC • Jan. 16, 2018

And it's true of all new late-night talk show hosts that they are liable to be found wanting when they arrive.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2015

Google Wallet requires NFC to work as a touch-and-pay device and with the growth of Apple Pay, and Samsung Pay coming soon, this is an area the OnePlus 2 will be found wanting.

From Time • Aug. 3, 2015

Endeavouring to foster a welcoming atmosphere of inclusion, the Compass border guards for the event were obviously to be found wanting.

From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2014

At any rate she decided that the woman was of a rather coarse fiber, that in things finer and higher she would be found wanting.

From The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado by Brady, Cyrus Townsend