Example Sentences

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The building’s elevators have been malfunctioning for nearly a year, hence the stairs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2022

Sometimes, toilets have been malfunctioning so long that the RV dwellers just switch to buckets as toilets.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2020

If you didn’t feel history’s tingle then, your sensors must have been malfunctioning.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2016