11.   Ask someone to define a spiral staircase, the old jest goes, and words will fail.

12.   As they say in the cartoon business, words fail us.

13.   At this point in his tale, words simply fail Hata, he of the pat answers and calm facade.

14.   But words were failing her.

15.   Here English words failed him.

16.   However, actions succeeded where words failed.

17.   If words fail, try sport, try arts, try dancing, try food.

18.   Phil Shapkin, an official with the Treasure Coast Council of Jewish War Veterans, promised to keep his words nonpartisan, but words quickly failed him.

19.   Preston said there have been times when words fail a team.

20.   President Bush, with a mastery that words fail to convey, guided the Gulf War coalition and its military forces to victory.