Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for find fault. Search instead for found fault/2.
Definitions

find fault



VERB
cavil
Synonyms
















Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

The compliance report quotes the whistleblower as saying that "the purpose was to find fault with the track in order to withhold the licence".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2024

Supporters of a single-payer model find fault with the existing healthcare system that leaves many patients paying astronomical co-pays and some haunted by fear of the debt they will accrue from medical procedures.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2023

I always sort of find fault and go, "Oh, you should have done this better. Oh, you could have done that better."

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2023

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