: having a defect or imperfection
a flawed diamond
a flawed plan
Examples of flawed in a Sentence
a flawed paint job that resulted in some peeling almost as soon as the paint had dried
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The Herald swept first, second and third place for investigations that helped unlock Brightline safety funding, revealed hidden flooding risks and forced changes to a flawed bus camera safety program.
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Dana Banker, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
The advertising department had been given creative license and a huge budget — a flawed combination of sophomoric humor and too much of Daddy’s money.
—Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2026
The studios, Scheiber writes, made some flawed assumptions on the eve of the strike.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
If flawed documentation enters the system upstream, flawed decisions emerge downstream.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026
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Dana Banker, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
The advertising department had been given creative license and a huge budget — a flawed combination of sophomoric humor and too much of Daddy’s money.
—Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2026
The studios, Scheiber writes, made some flawed assumptions on the eve of the strike.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
If flawed documentation enters the system upstream, flawed decisions emerge downstream.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026
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“Flawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flawed. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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