half-finished
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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And when you try to do all three at once, it’s very easy to lose momentum and end up surrounded by a constellation of half-finished projects.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
Cranes hovered above half-finished buildings, near farmland and houses bearing Ohio State flags.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
The sun is setting over Ilubirin, a half-finished housing estate being constructed on sand-filled land reclaimed from the swampy Lagos lagoon.
From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025
The dead miner's family have finally received his body and buried him near his half-finished home.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025
A neat desk couldn’t disguise the inside of her notebook, which was a jumble of half-finished work, scratch-outs, and mess-ups.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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