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synonyms for fails
- decline
- fall
- founder
- flounder
- flop
- blunder
- fold
- abort
- fizzle
- slip
- miscarry
- miss
- backslide
- deteriorate
- go down
- break down
- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- go astray
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss the boat
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
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How to use fails in a sentence
In the end, I find it never fails to modernize even the most dramatic things.
‘Empire’ Review: Hip-Hop Musical Chairs with an Insane Soap Opera Twist | Judnick Mayard | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTShe fails to appreciate the congressional and constitutional obstacles Johnson had to overcome to win passage of the bill.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’ | Gary May | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIndeed, designers frequently reference each other in their shows—and the press never fails to notice.
This is where the sporadic and hectic handling of the romance in the movies fails.
Team Peeta or Team Gale: Why the ‘Hunger Games’ Love Triangle Ruins ‘Mockingjay – Part 1’ | Kevin Fallon | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMovie Gale fails to conjure emotions more complicated than “oooh, what pretty eyes he has.”
Team Peeta or Team Gale: Why the ‘Hunger Games’ Love Triangle Ruins ‘Mockingjay – Part 1’ | Kevin Fallon | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYet in many cases their good sense fails to discover the right way.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesSo one's common sense fails to establish a definite reasonable time.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesThere are many cases like this in which one's common sense fails to furnish a correct, yet needful guide.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesAnd certainly a Pastor is excusable who fails to do things of which he has no knowledge.
If he fails to qualify or a vacancy occurs, the creditors have an opportunity to make another appointment.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
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