Sentence examples for to fail from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

to betray

to omit

to evict

to errors

to foul

'to fail' is correct and usable in written English.
It can mean 'to be unsuccessful' or 'not to pass a test'. Example sentence: "The student failed the math exam."

Dictionary

to fail

verb

To be unsuccessful.

Throughout my life, I have always failed.

synonyms

Exact(60)

Don't plan to fail".

The New York Times

Seawalls began to fail.

The New Yorker

Too big to fail.

The Economist

To fail" (Sontag).

The New York Times - Books

It's destined to fail".

The New York Times

It is bound to fail.

The Economist

I'm not looking to fail".

The New York Times - Sports

It seems destined to fail.

The Economist

He wasn't afraid to fail.

Independent

I'm about to fail again.

The New Yorker

His health continued to fail.

Britannica

More suggestions(15)

to lost

to error

to unsuccessful

to fiasco

to failing

to abort

to deficient

to failings

to fails

to judgement

to bankrupt

to judgements

to omission

to failed

is unsuccessful

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