imperfect
Example Sentences
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Some law enforcement agencies argue that acting on imperfect signals is preferable to missing serious risks.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
It is imperfect, but it is the best system we have for turning raw claims into reliable knowledge.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
Even if imperfect, the value is in the effort, in the ongoing practice of remembering, as an act of devotion to family and self.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
In this year's tournament the average winning margin is currently higher than usual at 34 points, but an incomplete fixture list make it an imperfect comparison.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
It was more as if she had brought them up— perhaps through indifference or through laziness or even through some kind of possessive cruelty—with an imperfect sense of right and wrong.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing imperfect
"The Song of Wandering Aengus" and "Sonnet 43," Vocabulary from the poems
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"Imperfect Me"
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President Obama's second inaugural address
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