imperfect
Example Sentences
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U.S. military officers have to make snap real-time judgments with imperfect information.
The outcome is imperfect: a peace of separation rather than of reconciliation, in Mr. Luttwak’s terms.
In a professional kitchen, nothing goes to waste, and everything has a purpose — even the imperfect carrot or the overlooked cut of meat.
From Salon
I started in the produce aisle, as I often do, scanning the marked-down netted bags — imperfect, but still sturdy and fragrant.
From Salon
At its best, “The Innocents of Florence” is an example of a complicated humanism: An empathetic study of the perpetual interplay between good intentions, human frailties and imperfect outcomes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
