as in defective
having a fault
an imperfect representation of the circumstances surrounding Paul Revere's famous ride
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Recent Examples of imperfect
This Byram move feels like a repeat of the 2021 Seth Jones trade, in which Chicago overpaid to acquire a talented but imperfect big-name defenseman.
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Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
But will that actually happen, or are borrowers better served by locking in one of today's imperfect rates instead now?
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Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Share something imperfect, and let joy lead excellence this time.
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Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2026
So here is an imperfect list of 84 of our favorites from The Beatles, Wings and his solo catalog.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
But will that actually happen, or are borrowers better served by locking in one of today's imperfect rates instead now?
—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Share something imperfect, and let joy lead excellence this time.
—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2026
So here is an imperfect list of 84 of our favorites from The Beatles, Wings and his solo catalog.
—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for imperfect
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperfect
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The rash was much milder in mice bred with defective itch-sensing nerve cells.
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The plaintiffs have also accused Bayer of negligence and misrepresentation of Roundup's safety in its marketing, and have alleged that the product was defective for its intended purpose.
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That if you were deemed, as an enslaved person, if you were deemed troublesome or in some way unwanted, you would literally be sold down the river from the more northern states to the deeper south where you would potentially be treated even worse.
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Offer Real Value, Not Leftovers Most product bundles fail not because the idea is bad but because the execution misses what consumers actually want.
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The cause was not a cyberattack but a flawed software update, and that is precisely the point.
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But this Administration is not interested in making a flawed system work better.
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“Imperfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperfect. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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