half-formed
Example Sentences
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The concepts feel half-formed at best, disconnected from Joan/Jo’s story.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
He already had a half-formed idea about a woman who rented out her home to film crews.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2023
His eggs morph to fill out any half-formed meal idea or jumble of leftovers to become breakfast, lunch, and, most often, very late-night dinner.
From Salon • Oct. 16, 2021
In place of empowerment, which implies a half-formed self in need of saving, she’s more interested in dignity, and how the inherently worthy self can square its existence with a very stupid world.
From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2021
He was a young man, almost a boy, with a half-formed, immature face and a lank mop of hair.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
