imperfectly
Example Sentences
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Yes, that equality was imperfectly realized at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Purchase imperfect secondhand garden furniture where you can sit and drink tea and read an imperfectly wonderful book by your favorite author.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
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
Suddenly he began writing in sheer panic, only imperfectly aware of what he was setting down.
From "1984" by George Orwell
