half-eaten
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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I have a friend who lives amid the trees, and one bright morning, she found a half-eaten deer carcass in her yard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Tables were covered with partially eaten starter salads and half-eaten bread rolls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
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 ● Mar. 1, 2026
There were two unopened tins of tuna found in the microwave and half-eaten food in the bedroom, including bread and raw pasta.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
Slimy half-eaten Chinese noodles in an old Styrofoam take-out container.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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