half-formed
Example Sentences
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We see some guileless part of ourselves within him — a half-formed reflection in his goldfish Dorothy’s fishbowl.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2024
He already had a half-formed idea about a woman who rented out her home to film crews.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2023
These half-formed thoughts clutter slides, which attempt to portray a mind-numbing amount of information coherently.
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2023
Sondheim waved to the crowd and momentarily pulled down his mask to reveal his characteristic half-formed smile.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2021
When I open a book, the words sort themselves into narrow-minded single file on the page; the mirror-image poems erase themselves half-formed in my mind.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
