How to Use infallible in a Sentence

infallible

adjective
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  • I never claimed to be infallible.
  • There is no infallible remedy to these problems.
  • The fake McGuckin was the highlight of the evening and was infallible.
    — Richard Morin, azcentral, 11 July 2019
  • There is no one on the face of the Earth that has a memory that’s infallible.
    — Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Dec. 2020
  • And now, the man who Catholic dogma holds infallible as a teacher of the faith is trying to restrict the Latin Mass.
    — Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2021
  • That said, West was not infallible, and the draft is a Jackson Pollock paint job.
    — Sporting Green Staff, SFChronicle.com, 14 Nov. 2020
  • Saban and the Tide were no longer the infallible beasts of college football.
    — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Of all the interior design trends that just won’t seem to die, the Edison bulb is one of the most infallible.
    — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 20 Mar. 2018
  • In the Middle Ages, kings ruled by divine right and were supposed to be infallible rulers.
    — Paul Glover, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
  • At-home tests are not infallible and are not a panacea for ending the pandemic.
    — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 28 Dec. 2021
  • To no one’s surprise, the passage of time has not revealed Rat Race to be an infallible, timeless piece of art.
    — Chris Stanton, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Choose between a 6-count tin and 12-count tin for the perfect, often infallible, gift idea.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 27 July 2022
  • But anyone who’s ever watched a baseball game knows that umps—and eyes and minds—aren’t infallible.
    — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 1 June 2017
  • The messy third act, and its insistence on making Natasha infallible, doesn’t ruin the film.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 9 July 2021
  • And, to be fair to his Democratic critics, Biden is far from infallible.
    — Paul Begala, CNN, 14 July 2022
  • But no source is infallible, and anyone who pretends to reach that goal is guilty of self-deception or worse.
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2018
  • The judges at Cannes are no more infallible than the voters at the Academy Awards, but in this case the laurels were well deserved, and, amid the plaudits, there was a shade of relief.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2019
  • To put our politicians on pedestals or treat them as infallible is to set them — and us — up for failure and disappointment.
    — Sara Li, Teen Vogue, 15 Jan. 2020
  • And for those about to compete, Biles is a role model — not for being infallible, but for being human.
    — New York Times, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Her infallible Dunaway-ness is on full display in Gucci’s new campaign for its polished, poised, and stylish bag, the Sylvie.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 26 July 2018
  • But because no test is infallible, some cases will be missed and some people will be forced to miss work due to false positives.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Of course, last week’s Zero Day event provided a reminder that no company is infallible to the musings of the black hats.
    — Daniel Newman, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Two cents Get to Fields: Fields is not completely infallible.
    — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2019
  • She’s also examined my mouth and proclaimed (my words, but her infallible message) that the color of my teeth is not pearl but lemon.
    — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2024
  • So why does a segment of the audience seem to want these legacy characters to be infallible?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2023
  • If the system isn't infallible, why should courts expect residents to be?
    — Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 24 Sep. 2017
  • Mr. Russianoff, who is not infallible but has a long history of being right on these matters, scoffed.
    — Jim Dwyer, New York Times, 18 May 2017
  • Their bullpen is reliant on a handful of relievers who are not infallible.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 July 2021
  • Throughout our tests, this suitcase proved tough but not infallible.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Belichick’s genius lies not in being infallible, but in the fact that everything is fixable for him.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2019

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