half-drowned
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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India’s dysfunctional urbanization provides an endless stream of videos: mounds of rotting garbage, trains overflowing with commuters, half-drowned school buses on flooded roads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
When youths age out of foster care, “we throw them in the river only to fish them out half-drowned downstream,” says Garen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
They had been replaced by dead or dying half-drowned wasps.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2023
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
Ralph tried to sound hearty and enthusiastic, but his voice struggled from him like a half-drowned river rat.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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