"fail" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The ends were a couple of centimeters short of meeting at the middle, and the clasp notably failed to seat itself even when he gave it a covert tug.
- Though in notably failing health, he was a featured speaker at the American Order's rally that autumn in a New York City park.
- But the intelligence agencies have missed such signs in the past, notably failing to forecast the exchange of nuclear tests in Pakistan and India in 1998.
- It notably fails to anticipate modern air travel, instead postulating that undersea trains will cut trans-Atlantic travel time to a few hours.
- Clemson's defense notably failed to contain Capel and Ricky Price, the explosive sophomore who had 20 points in a loss Wednesday at North Carolina.
- George Wallace, who notably failed to win support among industrialists, received nothing.
- Al Unser, Jr., who notably failed to qualify, would like others, not be able to return to the 500 for several years, due mostly to the upcoming open wheel "split."
- The couple's influence notably failed them only once in recent memory, when negotiations last year for a merger of the Philharmonic and Carnegie Hall were ultimately unsuccessful.
- "Hmm," Grey said again, trying and failing notably to envision Iphigenia Stokes as a little anything.
- Mr. Pataki notably failed to mention any help for localities that are drowning in costs imposed by the state.
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