At the sight of the ruined town, words fail someone trying to describe the horror of what had happened.

After several revision surgeries, the patient was diagnosed with failed back syndrome and struggled with persistent pain.

The editor highlighted 'one fail swoop' as a noun that was misused throughout the paragraph.

When he loses his job, he often says he fails at life, though his family reminds him it's only a setback.

The team's presentation was full of epic fails that everyone still talks about.

When the pressure rises too high, the valve fails safe to prevent a catastrophic leak.

He male-fails whenever he tries to act tough.

The apprentice female-fails the practical exam more often than the others.

The shelter's report listed several foster fails last year, prompting a review of their screening process.

The new test runner fails fast when it detects a critical error, saving developers time.