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 that’s been crusted over by the steady gnawing of time.
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
Similarly, in “The Head,” the women’s family tells her to just ignore the half-formed thing in the toilet that calls her “mother.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2022
Frankie had taken me to the World’s Fair during its construction, when the buildings had been half-formed.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
