imperfectly
Example Sentences
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"Living in recovery means doing the best we can, but doing it imperfectly," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Stories of first times, of big feelings imperfectly grasped, of life coming into focus for better or worse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Yes, that equality was imperfectly realized at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
It might acknowledge they were following the policy imperfectly, but it’ll say: Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, told agents to do this.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2025
Mattie’s Ramble Inn looked like all the buildings on its block; it was low, unpainted, imperfectly vertical.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
