imperfectly

Example Sentences

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If he had you, he could have imagined a version of himself slowly, imperfectly building a modest house made of money that — fingers crossed — would be complete by the time he retires.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 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

The giver operates under uncertainty, time pressure and limited data, with incentives only imperfectly aligned with the recipient’s utility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

It might acknowledge they were following the policy imperfectly, but it’ll say: Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, told agents to do this.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2025

Mattie’s Ramble Inn looked like all the buildings on its block; it was low, unpainted, imperfectly vertical.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole