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.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2024
It’s hard to know if Musk even believes the line himself, or if it just fell out of his mouth, a half-formed notion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023
These half-formed thoughts clutter slides, which attempt to portray a mind-numbing amount of information coherently.
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2023
Once again I consider lying, but when I look at Ruby, the half-formed words die in my throat.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
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