half-done
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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By the end of the drive, the up-tempo tune was half-done.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
In Poeni you can see where some of that ends up, in all the half-done new homes.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025
A cardboard cutout of Africa that was supposed to be painted with each nation’s flag was only half-done.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2023
But I would then remind myself that if we are going to look at what a true apology is, then it cannot be half-done.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2019
Brigit took out a pair of knitting needles and a half-done quilt square and started stitching.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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