Sentence examples for falter for from inspiring English sources

Toyota had found that on slippery or frozen roads, "the brakes falter for just split moment," he said.

Mr. Feinberg's brash, can-do optimism about his new task seemed to falter for a moment last Tuesday.

Beach books (the kind set there, not those designed to be read there) often falter for want of drama.

As news of his sex scandal spread -- along with a much-bootlegged videotape -- Mr. Kelly seemed to falter for a minute, but then he went into overdrive.

Kerry promised that the Iraqi army's efforts to fight back against the group would not falter for lack of western arms supplies.

It was enough to make the Frenchman falter for the first time, Gasquet double faulting at 30-40 as Murray broke to level the set at 5-5.

Susan faltered for a second.

International Total Services Inc. had been faltering for years.

Foreign demand has faltered for some commodities and plummeted for others.

In 1967, my marriage, which had faltered for years, splintered and fell apart.

Both played aggressively, without giving an inch or faltering for a moment.