- A number of banks failed that year.
- Did I fail the test?.
- her eyesight went after the accident.
- Her health is declining.
- His children failed him in the crisis.
- His sense of smell failed him this time.
- His strength finally failed him.
- I fail to understand your motives.
- She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law.
- She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib.
- She studied hard but failed nevertheless.
- The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably.
- The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town.
- The car died on the road.
- The coffee maker broke.
- The engine failed on the way to town.
- The engine finally went.
- The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account.
- The teacher failed six students.
- The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor.
- The water supply for the town failed after a long drought.
- We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust.
- Where do today's public schools fail?.