Example Sentences

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In September, Israel's Supreme Court ruled that Israeli prisons were failing to provide enough food for Palestinian inmates and ordered conditions be improved.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Postecoglou added Spurs were failing to live up to their own ideals.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Trump mused that his public relations were failing due to his staff.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

They were failing, he said, because they resisted fuel-economy rules requiring them to build cars that lost money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Claire felt as if she were failing a test.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry