: 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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Fear of being exposed as human (ergo, flawed).
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Leisse Wilcox, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This shows that the DSG are fundamentally flawed.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The only thing left to figure out is when this regime, this flawed rebuild, which began in 2019, stops circling the drain and finally gets flushed.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
No doubt, social media is both a window into how flawed people have always been and a self-perpetuating catalyst for further madness.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
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Leisse Wilcox, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This shows that the DSG are fundamentally flawed.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The only thing left to figure out is when this regime, this flawed rebuild, which began in 2019, stops circling the drain and finally gets flushed.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
No doubt, social media is both a window into how flawed people have always been and a self-perpetuating catalyst for further madness.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flawed
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“Flawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flawed. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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