half-formed
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He also told Ball he may go back into the recording studio to work on "some things that are half-formed or were never finished".
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
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
But still only half-formed, it is off to a shaky start.
From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024
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
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
