half-dead
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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A cull of these half-dead businesses is freeing up capital and labor for more entrepreneurial, productive firms, while also allowing those healthier companies to improve their own profitability.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
That night he disappears and Louisa is found half-dead in the surf; she has to shine a light onto her past in an effort to heal this loss.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
"I was taken from there half-dead when our forces liberated this place."
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2022
“I don’t want to be a half-dead wreck.”
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2021
“Let me ask you something. How come all of Fernlight Forest is talking about a half-dead fox who showed up to Ragginold’s birthday looking for information about his long-gone mommy?”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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