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
Down came plates and cups and half-eaten shrimp scampi.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
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
In the fridge was a half-eaten carrot cake with a knife still on the plate.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2024
I descended the tower stairs to the kitchen, where I put two half-eaten venison shanks in my basket.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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