without fail
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
And yet, almost without fail, the team with the hottest goalie goes all the way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
"Pretty much without fail every sceptical scientist that comes on board who gets to go on a dive changes their opinion."
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
She's determined not to repeat the burnout she experienced in the past so every morning without fail, she says, she carries out several exercises.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025
It’s not easy for NFL long snappers to stand out, their exacting trade hinging exclusively on repeating the same action without fail or fanfare.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025
“He would watch the show To Tell the Truth, and without fail he could always pick out the people who were lying,” his son Mark recalls.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
