half-cooked
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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He also had many a half-cooked business plan to be a security professional and had some vehicles that looked like they were law enforcement vehicles; I wasn’t on the Boelter part of this story, but everything from working at a mortuary to managing a gas station.
From Slate
To everyone’s surprise, Nasubi endured the challenge for more than a year, surviving on half-cooked rice and dog food but suffering emotionally as Tsuchiya concocted brutal new twists in what amounted to a televised psychological experiment.
From Los Angeles Times
Would Mark Zuckerberg also feed a dinner guest a half-cooked piece of salmon to show off the existence of said salmon?
From Slate
As garlicky pork-and-beef meatballs sizzle away on a flimsy sheet pan in the oven, I add spaghetti to the biggest aluminum pot I can find; sadly, it's not large enough to prevent a third of the pasta from protruding out the top and eventually fusing into half-cooked clumps.
From Salon
I continued to gnaw on the half-cooked onion pieces.
From Seattle Times
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