The space program suffered several failures to launch before engineers solved the engine problem.

Leaving all user accounts dependent on one database server creates a single point of failure that could bring the entire service down.

The patient was admitted last night with congestive heart failure and required immediate diuretic therapy.

Recent studies have shown an increase in congestive heart failures among elderly patients in urban areas.

The engineers estimated the mean time to failure for the new pump and scheduled maintenance accordingly.

The audit revealed several single points of failure in the network architecture that could bring the system down.

The mean distance between failure for the city’s new electric buses increased by 35% after implementing the revised maintenance schedule.

During our meeting, she reminded everyone that failure to prepare is preparing to fail, so we should start planning now.

The engineers compared the mean distances between failure across different production batches to identify systemic issues.

When the project was celebrated, everyone lined up to take credit — success has many fathers, failure is an orphan — but when things went wrong, no one wanted to be held responsible.