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
January, 1742: A company of starving, half-dead men on a ramshackle raft washed up on the Brazilian shore with an extraordinary tale.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
"I was taken from there half-dead when our forces liberated this place."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2022
They stumbled along behind her, half-dead for sleep, and she urged them on, though she was as tired and as discouraged as they were.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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