fallible
Example Sentences
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Humans are fallible, and few if any of us can claim to have “always” been truthful in life, so it may seem odd that Mr. Altman was pressed on this point.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
They took an absurdly gifted, if fallible France team to the very last second and backed up their endorsements of head coach Steve Borthwick in interviews, with actions on the pitch.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Clemency used to be a consistent failsafe for an often fallible system.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
Such struggles are reminders of how the Dodgers remain fallible in their pursuit of another World Series.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2025
Since then, the claims of the postmodernists notwithstanding, we have learnt to develop reliable knowledge, even though we as human beings have continued to be as fallible as ever.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing fallible
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