fault
Example Sentences
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“And why’s it my fault? They’re the ones who always bring up the story of how they got me. ‘
From Literature
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Nim yelled—so loud and so often that Fred went to sulk in his cave in case it was his fault.
From Literature
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You are, almost to a fault, the caretaker of your loved ones.
From MarketWatch
The broader region is crisscrossed by active fault lines created as the African Plate presses northeastward against the Hellenic Plate.
From Science Daily
An apology letter written by Kuppuswamy was also submitted to the tribunal, "however, this letter... did not accept any fault but rather apologised if anyone had 'misinterpreted' his actions or intentions as inappropriate or overfamiliar".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.