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  1. List of paraphrases for "fails":

    omits, failure, falla, neglects, fail

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#82646falla

How to use fails in a sentence?

  1. Jayne Jagot:

    The inescapable fact is that APRA's case fails at each step on the question of proof. It is not possible to conclude that in acting as he did Mr Kelaher contravened any of his director's covenants.

  2. Henry Ward Beecher:

    The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man, and never fails to see a bad one. He is a human owl, vigilant in darkness, and blind to light, mousing for vermin, and never seeing noble game.

  3. Simms:

    The proverb answers where the sermon fails, as a well-charged pistol will do more execution than a whole barrel of gunpowder idly exploded in the air.

  4. Anmol Andore:

    We think that we know what life has to offer, but life never fails to surprise us.

  5. Lindsey Graham:

    Senator Paul's approach to protecting America in foreign policy is one step behind leading from behind, if diplomacy fails, then the only option to stop the threat that North Korean presents to America and the world is the force of arms.


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