half-formed
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He also told Ball he may go back into the recording studio to work on "some things that are half-formed or were never finished".
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
We see some guileless part of ourselves within him — a half-formed reflection in his goldfish Dorothy’s fishbowl.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2024
Sondheim waved to the crowd and momentarily pulled down his mask to reveal his characteristic half-formed smile.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 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
He was the same shiny mahogany color as his half-formed creatures.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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