half-empty

British  

adjective

1. (of a vessel, place, etc) holding or containing half its capacity

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half-empty

Some stations limited fill-ups to cars with tanks at least half-empty, which turned attendants into the gas police.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

Then came the Americans, who often acted as if they would have been content to slog through meaningless scrimmages in half-empty spring-training stadiums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

The Gabba, alive with the promise of England wickets on Saturday night, was half-empty on Sunday afternoon.

From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025

I’ve been quietly working on this one for months — a small obsession that started as a way to use up a half-empty carton of buttermilk and turned, somehow, into a quest.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025

Using the mirror from my half-empty compact, I remove my contacts and push my glasses onto my face.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed