imperfect
Example Sentences
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Purchase imperfect secondhand garden furniture where you can sit and drink tea and read an imperfectly wonderful book by your favorite author.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
“Equity markets trade in the future where information is imperfect and uncertain,” he said in a note published Monday.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Without a more robust multilateralism, we risk replacing an imperfect system of collective security with the brutal reality of widespread insecurity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Each one was slightly imperfect, dusted generously with cinnamon.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
So far the calutron’s production was minuscule and its reliability imperfect, but he was already planning to replace its 10-milliampere ion source with one offering yet another tenfold increase in power.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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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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