fragmentary
Example Sentences
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Morrison seems to have taken particular inspiration from the omissions and evasions of Faulkner’s fragmentary storytelling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
"The future of dinosaur research will depend on paying attention to the humble, the fragmentary, the small."
From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026
The full picture isn't clear, but the emails give fragmentary glimpses, with mentions of opportunities and connections in China, the Gulf and Libya.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
Debord’s genius was in seeing that world in its totality and not in the fragmentary form in which it wants to be seen.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2025
When they met in the church tower the gaps in their fragmentary conversation were filled up.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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