flaw

Example Sentences

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Finally, plaintiffs articulated the flaw in social media correctly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The biggest flaw in the Hegelian viewpoint about supposedly great men is that his entire hypothesis about an unfolding historical process is flat wrong.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

The opposing law firm didn’t catch the flaw and cited the same fake cases in its filings, including in a drafted court order that got signed by a judge.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Not because of anything dramatic, not because of some special flaw within you, but because you are guilty of the most common tic in how humans navigate existence—turning others into objects.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

A flaw in identity; a genetic illness; a blemish that cannot be separated from the self—the same phrase served all meanings.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee