half-right
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The best companies prove the hype was half-right all along.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025
So according to Sebens, in a way, Pauli and Lorentz were half-right: there isn’t a spinning particle.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 22, 2022
But in truth, one surprising realization is how much these predictors got right, half-right or sort of right.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2020
Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit was only half-right.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 12, 2017
Turning half-right abruptly, till he faced the entrance of the hut, he pointed towards it, and shook his grizzly head knowingly.
From With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front by Archibald Webb
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