half-grown
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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A few hours later pugmarks from three cats were spotted together—the mom, her half-grown son and the baby, reunited.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 22, 2023
The wind billowing out the seat of my britches, My feet crackling splinters of glass and dried putty, The half-grown chrysanthemums staring up like accusers … And everyone, everyone pointing up and shouting!
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2021
“People are now hunting coyotes in July and August, if not earlier, so they’re getting some of those half-grown adolescents that are prone to make mistakes. And when they do, they die,” Pier says.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 7, 2020
I get that Dart was implied to be the slug Will barfed up last year, but how did we go from one full-grown Demogorgon to like, a hundred half-grown demo-dogs?
From The Verge ● Oct. 31, 2017
She had seen him look that way at a half-grown lamb prancing in the meadow on a midsummer afternoon, admiring its agile charm.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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