Example Sentences

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Memories can be erased in a heartbeat, or half-erased.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2022

This explains why — with stacks of lumber, a half-erased whiteboard, two shopping carts and a piece of a chain-link fence — “Exodus” looks more like an abandoned storefront than an art show.

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2019

But on days of drizzle and drifting cloud the keep diminishes, like an amateur drawing half-erased.

From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 2014

The team pointed out half-erased bridle paths, fieldstone walls, drainage ditches and ponds from Tiffany’s time, comparing them with vintage photos in the Met catalog.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2011

“You know, I really, um—” I look at the piece of paper, covered with half-erased scribblings about pizza and squash.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini