imperfectly

Example Sentences

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Yes, that equality was imperfectly realized at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

"In the States, progress is happening, slowly, imperfectly, but happening. Disabled people are being invited into more spaces," she explains.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

In Hecox, it may resolve the case on mootness grounds or reaffirm that intermediate scrutiny tolerates generalizations even when they imperfectly fit at the margins.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

Responding imperfectly in a moment of great stress doesn’t mean that this is a story designed to show how women fail each other, or how women are pitted against each other, or to regress feminism.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2025

When he spoke his mouth worked imperfectly, and when he smiled.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy