half-eaten
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Instead, food editor Margaret Eby practically leapt onto the page: “I feel very strongly about this! The answer is no, of course not! Unless you said you were bringing a homemade casserole and show up with a bag of half-eaten Doritos or something, it’s not rude.”
From Salon
Plates of half-eaten pancit, a Filipino noodle dish, were arrayed across tables.
From Los Angeles Times
Her frown deepens as she sidesteps open comic books and half-eaten granola bars.
From Literature
![]()
It’s not long before I step in a half-eaten bowl of fufu.
From Literature
![]()
They had already put down their mugs of tea and half-eaten sandwiches.
From Literature
![]()
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.