half-eaten
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Tables were covered with partially eaten starter salads and half-eaten bread rolls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
As much as there are jokes about people offering half-eaten cake, many have passed along treasured items.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Video sent by Mr Swiacki to the BBC showed smoke filling the restaurant with half-eaten meals and takeaway boxes on tables.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025
We believe in Santa and we never see him, just the half-eaten cookies and gifts he leaves behind.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024
He put his half-eaten apple in his pocket.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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