fail

[feɪl]

Definition:
1. Not succeed.
2. Disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake.
3. To not do something.

Use 'fail' in a sentence:

• 1. His last months in office were marred by failing health.
• 2. The two sides failed to reach agreement.
• 3. If you expect to fail, you will fail. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.
• 4. Those who fail to register risk severe penalties.
• 5. He was afraid the revolution they had started would fail.
• 6. I didn't fail the exam; in fact I did rather well!
• 7. That's how it was in my day and I fail to see why it should be different now.
• 8. We waited twenty-one years, don't fail us now.
• 9. It's the difference between a pass and a fail.
• 10. She failed to satisfy all the requirements for entry to the college.
• 11. The report found that 30% of the firms studied had failed within a year.
• 12. He failed to live up to his parents' expectations.
• 13. The number of people who fail each year is now in single figures.
• 14. In public he supported the official policy, but privately he was sure it would fail.
• 15. The various elements of the novel fail to cohere.
• 16. About 10% of trainees fail to make the grade.
• 17. If we did not report what was happening in the country, we would be failing in our duty.
• 18. What I failed to appreciate was the distance between the two cities.
• 19. She failed to gain admission to the university of her choice.
• 20. He attended every meeting without fail.
• 21. Voters can be remarkably forgiving of presidents who fail to keep their campaign promises.
• 22. I want you here by two o'clock without fail.
• 23. Me? Fail? I don't think so.
• 24. Some schools fail to require any homework.
• 25. He emails every week without fail.
• 26. I fail to see what women find so fascinating about him.
• 27. I got three passes and one fail.
• 28. When he lost his job, he felt he had failed his family.
• 29. The government failed to keep its promise of lower taxes.
• 30. I fail to see the logic behind his argument.
• 31. The government has failed to reverse the economic decline.
• 32. Efforts to heal the rift between the two countries have failed.
• 33. Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground.
• 34. Their courage failed a few steps short and they came running back.
• 35. If Plan A fails, go to Plan B.
• 36. I failed in my attempt to persuade her.
• 37. He failed his driving test three times.
• 38. Failing one exam is not the end of the world.
• 39. Those who fail incline to blame the world for their failure.
• 40. For once, the artist's fertile imagination failed him.
• 41. Any economic strategy based on a weak dollar is destined to fail.
• 42. Several students failed to reach the required standard.
• 43. In fact many food crops failed because of the drought.
• 44. The work failed to meet their rigorous standards.
• 45. On the 30th you must without fail hand in some money for Alex.
• 46. What will you do if you fail?
• 47. The job failed to measure up to her expectations.
• 48. The project failed for want of financial backing.
• 49. Adoption can fail for all kinds of reasons.
• 50. Attempts to find a solution have failed.
• 51. Some manage it. Some fail miserably.
• 52. I lived in fear of failing my end-of-term exams.
• 53. If all else fails, I could always drive a truck.
• 54. Tomorrow without fail he would be at the old riverside warehouse.
• 55. He won't allow himself to fail.
• 56. Those who fail can resit the exam in 60 days.
• 57. The project could fail if there is inadequate follow-through.
• 58. Many diets fail because they are boring.
• 59. So far this year, 104 banks have failed.
• 60. How high was the plane when the engine failed?
• 61. Miss another class and you'll fail.
• 62. If executives fail to exploit the opportunities of networking they risk being left behind.
• 63. She was fearful that she would fail.
• 64. I fail to see why you won't even give it a try.
• 65. She failed to get into art college.
• 66. She failed to pass the exam.