as in imperfect
capable of making mistakes or being wrong
She was a perfectionist who failed to realize that humans are inherently fallible.
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Recent Examples of fallible
And democracy is incredibly fallible with a bunch of fallible people.
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Sean Illing, Vox, 1 Feb. 2025
Government is as fallible as the people who run it.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
Although guided by Judeo-Christian principles, these men composed a fallible document, inspired not by the divine but by human beings.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Post Post Share Save Print AI’s rapid advancement has ignited enthusiasm about its potential to revolutionize corporate decision-making by substituting for expensive, fallible humans.
—Martin Reeves,
mihnea Moldoveanu,
adam Job, Harvard Business Review, 11 Dec. 2024
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Sean Illing, Vox, 1 Feb. 2025
Government is as fallible as the people who run it.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
Although guided by Judeo-Christian principles, these men composed a fallible document, inspired not by the divine but by human beings.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Post Post Share Save Print AI’s rapid advancement has ignited enthusiasm about its potential to revolutionize corporate decision-making by substituting for expensive, fallible humans.
—Martin Reeves,
mihnea Moldoveanu,
adam Job, Harvard Business Review, 11 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for fallible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallible
Adjective
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This mode uses software smarts to determine the edges of subjects and apply an oftentimes imperfect blur—particularly around hair and eyeglasses—but Xiaomi's concept circumvents this problem thanks to its large sensor.—
Simon Hill,
WIRED,
3 Mar. 2025
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The researchers didn’t look directly at human activity to determine its influence on animals, using development and urban density as an imperfect proxy instead.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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At the time, the majority of council members followed the lead of Councilmember Raul Campillo, who represents Del Cerro and said the church’s application was legally flawed.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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In April last year, a Bucharest court said a trial could start and ultimately decided not to start it, claiming the indictment was flawed.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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In a statement to Digital Trends, LG said the LED TVs, which weigh up to 101.2 pounds with stands, aren't defective on their own.—
Scharon Harding,
Ars Technica,
13 Jan. 2023
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Jurors in Gwinnett County, northeast of Atlanta, returned the verdict in the years-long civil case involving what the plaintiffs’ lawyers called dangerously defective roofs on Ford pickup trucks, lawyer James Butler Jr. said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Aug. 2022
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“Fallible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallible. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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