malformed

Example Sentences

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Caliban, Prospero’s malformed lackey, has been reclaimed by postcolonial critics as an example of an oppressed “other,” an enslaved man whose dignity has been denied by European imperialists.

From Los Angeles Times

For her beloved German shepherd Tucker, who has a malformed esophagus, that means propping him up in a special dog highchair so he can lick a bowl of liquefied puppy food.

From Washington Post

The same genetic procedure has been performed on a total of 45 patients with either sickle cell disease or another blood disorder called beta thalassaemia, which is caused by malformed haemoglobin.

From BBC

Friends dubbed the garden Spiteful Organics and printed sweatshirts of a vole eating a malformed carrot.

From Seattle Times

Chromosomal conditions, malformed vital organs and other severe fetal abnormalities can develop along the way.

From Salon