The phrase "a flawed thing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an object, idea, or concept that has imperfections or shortcomings.
Example: "While it may be a flawed thing, it still holds significant value in our understanding of human nature."
Alternatives: "an imperfect object" or "a defective item".
He also expressed qualms about Mr. Bush's leadership on the economy, saying: "I thought the tax rebate was a very flawed thing.
And as someone who writes about movies, and who cares about the big, flawed thing we call fandom, I'm saddened by someone turning that shared enthusiasm into a weapon.
Or a man thinking about the aftermath of fighting with his wife: "… that feeling, that feeling of being accepted back again and again, of someone's affection for you expanding to encompass whatever new flawed thing had just manifested in you".
They were sorry, they were saying with their bodies, they were accepting each other back, and that feeling, that feeling of being accepted back again and again, of someone's affection for you always expanding to encompass whatever new flawed thing had just manifested in you, that was the deepest, dearest thing he'd ever — She came in flustered and apologetic, a touch of anger in her face.
It's easy to cherry-pick silly or ill-considered or factually flawed things he's said.
Allison Anders's potent though flawed "Things Behind the Sun" ended up running on Showtime after its showing at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
"Big Love" is a flawed play (among other things, it has a rather trite conclusion), but the whole production, like the bridal bouquet that is flung out into the audience, is enormously crowd pleasing (1 40).
The idea that horrible events are a sign of a flawed civilisation, or that bad things need addressing with collective constraints, is normally alien to the national psyche.
"Pacific Rim," a robots-versus-monsters fantasy directed by Guillermo del Toro and intended to spawn a franchise, probably suffered from a crowded movie marketplace and a flawed advertising campaign, among other things.
While introspection will forever remained a flawed tool, there are a few things we can do to patch it up.
