half-used
adjective
having been partially used: half-used tubes of toothpaste
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How to use half-used in a sentence
Plant your flower seeds on a nice ripe, rich bed—that is, one compounded of old and even half-used manure.
The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 | VariousBowknot—is tied like the square knot, but with ends doubled back in tying the latter half—used on neckties and ribbons.
Educational Toys | Louis C. PetersenDearly as he loves the choice volumes ranged in neat order on his bookshelves, they are but half-used while they are not shared.
The Chautauquan, Vol. III, December 1882 | The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific CircleUnused, half-used, misused—was ever anything like that energy?
The Ordeal of Mark Twain | Van Wyck BrooksShe took the stick away from him when it was about half used, and finished it.
Georgina of the Rainbows | Annie Fellows Johnston
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