half-formed
Example Sentences
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He already had a half-formed idea about a woman who rented out her home to film crews.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2023
Similarly, in “The Head,” the women’s family tells her to just ignore the half-formed thing in the toilet that calls her “mother.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
His eggs morph to fill out any half-formed meal idea or jumble of leftovers to become breakfast, lunch, and, most often, very late-night dinner.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2021
In place of empowerment, which implies a half-formed self in need of saving, she’s more interested in dignity, and how the inherently worthy self can square its existence with a very stupid world.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
Several times he wet his lips to speak and each time the word remained half-formed and silent in his mouth.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
