half-full
Britishadjective
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While Roker Park's stands were often half-full, today there is a waiting list for Stadium of Light season tickets despite the ground's 48,000 capacity.
From BBC
You never know how these things are going to go, and as a general rule my child is more enthralled with a half-full plastic water bottle than any thoughtfully-chosen toy I hand him.
From Slate
Yet, Paul Thomas Anderson’s fun and fizzy adaptation views its Molotov cocktail as half-full.
From Los Angeles Times
A source describes the Dane as a glass half-full type of manager.
From BBC
Even if “Sirât” proves half-empty instead of half-full, witnessing another audience gasp at its mean shocks will be sweet schadenfreude.
From Los Angeles Times
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