half-drowned

British  

adjective

1. nearly dead or killed by immersion in liquid

   half-drowned crewmen lay on the planks

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Example Sentences

In the opening moments of the show, Hazel flounders onscreen looking like a half-drowned mermaid — wet, disheveled, in a scaly green dress and smeared eye makeup.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2021

This one was lopsided and half-drowned, but its shape was perfect, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2020

Artists squat in half-drowned buildings and drink in speakeasy bathhouses; the office towers of midtown have been turned into apartments with their own docks, dining halls, and rooftop farms.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 27, 2017

“It’s the new normal,” I think, as a beloved pear tree, half-drowned, loses its grip on the earth and falls over.

From Time • Mar. 20, 2014

The unseen child—it sounded like a girl about Kate’s age—spoke in a plodding, whispery monotone, her voice half-drowned in static.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart