half-used
Britishadjective
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It is not a place crowded with abandoned good intentions, freezer-burned stock bones or half-used bags of vegetables slowly turning into gravel.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Juice cups and a few half-used rolls of toilet tissue littered his desk.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2021
Otherwise the single amateur chef is stuck with the option of seasoning their paprikash with dusty paprika or tossing out half-used containers every six months.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2019
Following the successful reception of Mayochup, it would seem that Heinz has been feverishly mixing mayonnaise into all the other half-used condiment jars in the company fridge.
From Fox News ● Mar. 5, 2019
A half-used bale of straw stood against it—no doubt clean bedding which, in the dry weather, had not been put back under cover.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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