imperfect
Example Sentences
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An imperfect career, yes, but also one of profound resilience.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
And that's why I think their response was imperfect.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The seams in the seat jackets of our tester were puckered and imperfect.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Some law enforcement agencies argue that acting on imperfect signals is preferable to missing serious risks.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Knowledge, of course, is always imperfect, but it seemed to me that when a nation goes to war it must have reasonable confidence in the justice and imperative of its cause.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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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