half-filled
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The police found a plastic bottle half-filled with water covered in fingerprints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
But the church’s failure to address changing social mores is playing out in half-filled pews across the Western world.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
On a recent weekday she sat in a formation of half-filled produce boxes, silently packing everything she owns as she prepared for her house to be demolished.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2023
More officers than normal have been retiring or leaving for other agencies, and with half-filled police cadet academy classes, the department has struggled to keep up with attrition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
Some toss out crushed fast-food bags and half-filled drink cups just to give us a little more litter to pick up.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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