imperfect
Example Sentences
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"For some scientists, myself included, that reality can be unsettling. But it also creates an opportunity to turn an imperfect situation into a useful experiment."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Wolff is an imperfect source; he’s previously been accused of making up quotes.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
“We know that the amount of overseas earnings has grown tremendously, so it’s an imperfect measure,” says Jonas Svallin, senior director for buy-side research at FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
For the most part however it was a sloppy and imperfect performance by Chelsea, with the Blues still adjusting to the effects of jet lag.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
But in real life, Persepolis was brown and rough and imperfect.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
Vocabulary lists containing imperfect
"The Song of Wandering Aengus" and "Sonnet 43," Vocabulary from the poems
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"Imperfect Me"
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President Obama's second inaugural address
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