half-finished
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Standing in the half-finished cinder-block basement of the house that serves as the Ambulance Service’s HQ, Sadeq tipped a bowl of chopped onions into a large pot, stirring slowly as the oil sizzled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Construction workers said they paused work on half-finished compounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 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
For sanity’s sake, I focus on one recipe at a time — bring it to the point of simmering, then move on — rather than juggling three half-finished soups and risking culinary chaos.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 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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