How to Use at fault in a Sentence

at fault

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  • If the edges look ragged with tan or white tips, your mower blade is at fault.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
  • State police found the driver of the Civic to be at fault for the crash.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
  • The report released by police does not indicate who was at fault for the crash.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Cruise Dragging Cruise was not at fault for the initial impact.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Raw Farm had tested its products, found no pathogens and wasn’t at fault, McAfee told me.
    — Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 23 July 2026
  • Indeed, more than a year after the program was cut, the debate over what happened—and who is at fault—continues to roil.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
  • Now, two years later, the woman claims American Airlines is at fault.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Troopers said the motorcyclist was at fault, but didn't release any other details.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • The location and angle of the cars before they are moved are important for determining who was at fault.
    — K. H. Koehler, Ascend Agency, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The state and an outside software contractor are at odds about who was at fault, but the lapse is symptomatic of a system under pressure.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Depending on who’s at fault and the severity of the crash, your car insurance could increase the next time your policy renews.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
  • The box truck driver was found to be at fault for the crash and was issued an infraction for failure to maintain the proper lane, according to state police.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • And again, changes are made to the novel to mitigate Matthew’s misdeeds and position Hollis as the person at fault.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • The majority opinion also pushes back on claims made by the plaintiffs that semiautomatic weapons are not at fault for mass shootings.
    — ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • Police and Waymo reports suggest the robotaxi was not at fault, and the low-speed contact was unlikely the primary cause of death.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Quiet the everyday packaging Objects don’t always clutter a room; sometimes the packaging is at fault.
    — Amanda Sims, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Colorado State Patrol says in the first eight months of 2025, teens were at fault for almost 1,500 crashes.
    — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • For a crash in Kansas City, Kansas, this generally means a person must be found less than 50% at fault to seek damages from another party.
    — Matthew Kayser, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
  • After being partly at fault for Charles De Ketelaere’s goal in the quarter-finals, Cucurella brought his A game against France.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Palo Alto police confirmed the 49ers coach was at fault and said a clerical error led a state database to wrongly blame the other driver, a 21-year-old woman.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • Some of the practices that leave financial institutions to make a profit while survivors go underpaid or have to wait have continued in other California mega fires where a utility is found at fault.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • If this committee finds Ammons at fault on any charge, the committee would make a disciplinary recommendation, which could be a reprimand, censure, expulsion from the House or no penalty.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In other words, being partly at fault does not necessarily prevent someone from recovering damages in Missouri, although any recovery may be reduced according to that person’s share of fault.
    — Matthew Kayser, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The obvious — though not necessarily correct — assumption is that a big and dumbass engineering error is at fault here, a miscalculation that the structural columns of the old building would be able to carry the new stories on top and couldn’t.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 14 July 2026
  • The 40-year-old Neuer failed to justify his inclusion at the expense of Hoffenheim’s Oliver Baumann, and was arguably at fault for Ecuador’s winning goal in the last group game.
    — ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • Last night at Craven Cottage offered an example — goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was at fault for the first goal and did not cover himself in glory on the second, when Levi Colwill also needed to do better.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Unity Medical Center denied responsibility for the incident, asserting that an internal review yielded no evidence showing hospital personnel were at fault.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
  • The Waiting Game Is the Smart Game In short, the Raptors are wise to wait to see whether the NBA finds the Clippers at fault and, in doing so, terminates Leonard’s contract or suspends him.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026
  • Erinn Robinson, then-director of media relations at RAINN, told USA TODAY in 2022 that the victim is never at fault.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • However, on July 22, Vanderpump and Todd denied the allegations, claiming Nieto was at fault, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

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