: 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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Two new reports have suggested these protections are flawed and adult strangers are still able to reach kids on the platform.
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Charlotte Alter, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
At the same time, with 89 wins and an early exit in the wild card round of the American League playoffs, the Red Sox were clearly a flawed team — meaning that changes will be coming for next season.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
On social media, the president is free to violate norms that anger his critics but have little effect on his supporters, who view the current political system as flawed.
—Andrew Rojecki, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
At its best, Task explored the complicated, flawed, but vivid lives of women left to pick up the pieces of broken men.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Alter, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
At the same time, with 89 wins and an early exit in the wild card round of the American League playoffs, the Red Sox were clearly a flawed team — meaning that changes will be coming for next season.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
On social media, the president is free to violate norms that anger his critics but have little effect on his supporters, who view the current political system as flawed.
—Andrew Rojecki, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
At its best, Task explored the complicated, flawed, but vivid lives of women left to pick up the pieces of broken men.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Flawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flawed. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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