imperfectly

Example Sentences

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In Hecox, it may resolve the case on mootness grounds or reaffirm that intermediate scrutiny tolerates generalizations even when they imperfectly fit at the margins.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

Producer Jack Antonoff has described making Sabrina Carpenter's Please, Please, Please with physical instruments, played imperfectly, as a reaction to the clinical nature of modern pop.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

They’re erecting nets over roads or attaching metal cages to vehiclesto imperfectly shield them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

These principles, though imperfectly implemented, have proven invaluable to Americans.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 13, 2025

When he spoke his mouth worked imperfectly, and when he smiled.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy