fragmentary

Example Sentences

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For criticism, streaming snippets are now carried along in a fragmentary rush of social media, bumping aside analog writing and reading.

From Los Angeles Times

Alex Ross, reviewing the performance in The Times, found parts of the work “curiously fragmentary and unfocused.”

From New York Times

Drivers misused the fragmentary right lane to weave, speed, then dart into the main lane just before the longhouse.

From Seattle Times

Context-free details hint at unknown circumstances, and subjects are often tightly framed by trees or gaps in walls, so they can recount only fragmentary stories.

From Washington Post

Outside of southern California, there are not many finds of the species’ remains, and what finds do exist are often fragmentary.

From Washington Times