imperfect

Example Sentences

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At their worst, they’re weird; in summary, they’re simply imperfect.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The San Fernando Valley native is a brilliant director who has made sprawling, messy epics about imperfect people synonymous with his name, like John Ford with Westerns or A24 with art house flicks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The twin roles fall right in line with other characters designed for Jordan by Coogler, who has featured the actor in all of his films -- always a complicated, imperfect man.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Both approaches can miss events, depend on imperfect memory, and cannot record gas production while someone is asleep.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

The fact is, history is populated by humans, and humans are deeply flawed and imperfect, and no amount of spatial teleportation can correct that.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly