half-formed

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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 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

These half-formed thoughts clutter slides, which attempt to portray a mind-numbing amount of information coherently.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2023

“Coming!” she called back, then opened her eyes to look at Pet, half-formed questions lumpy under her tongue.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi