half-dead
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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They’re half-dead, their money lines less stable, their leadership gone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Choi has said of the story, and her restraint makes this book about 10-year-old Louisa, who is found half-dead on a beach, and her missing father.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
"I was taken from there half-dead when our forces liberated this place."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2022
“It’s half-dead, so I’m giving all these half-dead plants a month before I decide whether to replace them.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
“That was different; it was half-dead when we found it.”
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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