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
Choi has said of the story, and her restraint makes this book about 10-year-old Louisa, who is found half-dead on a beach, and her missing father.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 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
“It is true! I am half-dead already! Three quarters almost.”
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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