find fault
Example Sentences
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There he sat in the public gallery, Don Corleone-esque, daring the Supreme Court to find fault with his read on birthright citizenship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
But once their grandson left, the locksmith claimed to find fault with the lock itself and said the whole thing needed replacing.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
Slatkin also noted that his parents weren’t enamored of their performance, but then again, he explained that they were temperamentally ever ready to find fault.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2025
The compliance report quotes the whistleblower as saying that “the purpose was to find fault with the track in order to withhold the license”.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
I never said any of this to Margaret because she is only too ready to find fault with my mother, but she knows that sometimes there are feelings without reasons.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
