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half-eaten

British  

adjective

  1. (of food, a meal, etc) partially consumed

    he pushed his half-eaten meal away

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Without saying anything else to Theo, without even thinking, I heave myself off the floor and run toward the exit, brushing past the stunned clerk and her half-eaten sandwich, not even worrying about what she’ll think or if she’ll try to stop me.

From Literature

I look down at my half-eaten hot dog, which sits on its red-and.white paper holder in my lap, and I let myself remember the rest of that conversation I overheard when Celia had just started high school and Dad said she lacked ambition.

From Literature

She’s carrying a half-eaten toaster waffle wrapped in a paper towel.

From Literature

Before I could ask her any more, the bell rang, and we had to hurry to throw away our half-eaten salads before our afternoon of simulation training began.

From Literature

The kitchens in other cabins also had food left out on the counters: packages of half-eaten snacks, fruits and vegetables rotting after a week without refrigeration.

From Los Angeles Times