imperfect

Example Sentences

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At their worst, they’re weird; in summary, they’re simply imperfect.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The San Fernando Valley native is a brilliant director who has made sprawling, messy epics about imperfect people synonymous with his name, like John Ford with Westerns or A24 with art house flicks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The twin roles fall right in line with other characters designed for Jordan by Coogler, who has featured the actor in all of his films -- always a complicated, imperfect man.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Both approaches can miss events, depend on imperfect memory, and cannot record gas production while someone is asleep.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Induction is always imperfect, the evidence is always incomplete, but it can be good enough to be going on with.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton