half-empty

British  

adjective

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

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Example Sentences

Indeed, in a stadium that could generously be described as half-empty, the Angels had themselves a new attraction, an organic display of audience participation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 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

That vision feels a long way off in a half-empty hall.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 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

We entered a half-empty classroom and headed straight for the back.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez