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 fears over what could happen left most of SoFi’s top deck empty and the lower bowl just half-filled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2025
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
But the normally enthusiastic Mexico fan base appeared to desert the team, which played in a half-filled stadium.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
The bin was more than half-filled with potatoes and smelled of damp earth and worms.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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