half-completed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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In a dimly lit workshop in eastern China, craftsman Zhang measured and shaped a block of wood into a foot as dozens of half-completed life-sized Buddha statues looked on silently.
From Barron's
It appears the finished product proved far more appealing to a buyer than the half-completed version—with records showing that the couple has officially closed on a sale of their home, less than a year after it went on the market, although the final price they agreed to has not been revealed.
From MarketWatch
When Pynchon’s jacket summary of this tale of two cities first surfaced six months ago, cynics could be forgiven for wondering whether an 88-year-old man, hearing time’s winged chariot idling at the curb, hadn’t just taken two half-completed works in progress and spot-welded them together.
From Los Angeles Times
Behind us was a half-completed mural.
From Los Angeles Times
"While my brothers were alive, I was free to study. But now they are gone; no one is here to support me. My lessons are left half-completed."
From Salon
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