imperfectly
- a word derived from imperfect.
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
Producer Jack Antonoff has described making Sabrina Carpenter's Please, Please, Please with physical instruments, played imperfectly, as a reaction to the clinical nature of modern pop.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 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
Mr. Berry is also drawn to continuity and coherence: His writing conjures the connectedness and simple moral clarity that the people of Port William imperfectly aspire to.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
The magic of this land only imperfectly captured the magic of the dragons.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
