fragmentary

Example Sentences

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For criticism, streaming snippets are now carried along in a fragmentary rush of social media, bumping aside analog writing and reading.

From Los Angeles Times

Outside of southern California, there are not many finds of the species’ remains, and what finds do exist are often fragmentary.

From Washington Times

For most patients today, Penn says, doctors assemble a fragmentary picture of their risk for conditions such as heart disease and diabetes by performing separate tests for lipids, blood sugar, and inflammation.

From Science Magazine

The result of this machine-human collaboration is more fragmentary than might be expected from the output of either one separately, and yet is oddly homey.

From Washington Post

Although some of that intelligence was fragmentary, it should have been sufficient to warrant far more vigorous preparations for the security of the joint session.

From Salon