half-full

British  

adjective

1. (of a vessel, place, etc) holding or containing half its capacity

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Example Sentences

Where to watch: HBO Max, in theaters Nominated for: Best picture, director, lead actor, supporting actor, supporting actress, adapted screenplay, casting, cinematography, editing, sound, original score, production design What we said: “Paul Thomas Anderson’s fun and fizzy adaptation views its Molotov cocktail as half-full. Yes, it says, the struggle for liberation continues: ideologues versus toadies, radicals versus conservatives, loyalists versus rats. But isn’t it inspiring that there are still people willing to fight?”

From Los Angeles Times

“We got this postcard telling us not to leave the water on when we brush our teeth, and to fill our bathtubs only half-full or take five-minute showers. That’s not normal, is it?”

From Literature

Call it the glass half-full market.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We showed that we can have a say, that we have character, and we came very close to winning. Let's say that the glass is half-full."

From Barron's

I’ve heard of lounges getting pretty crowded and ripe on heavily booked trips, but our trained seemed less than half-full.

From Los Angeles Times