fallible

Example Sentences

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Clemency used to be a consistent failsafe for an often fallible system.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

So long as human bodies are fallible to disease, we will need labs studying viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites to see which ones could cause major problems.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Yes, United showed Arsenal are fallible and the best defence in the Premier League can make mistakes and give you chances.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

From this place of old age and treatable illness, Julian ruminates on the fallible nature of memory and its role in shaping our identities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Montaigne, too, was right—right to think that the men and women of his day were hopelessly fallible when it came to understanding the world.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton