half-used
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Another still takes me to my grandmother’s kitchen — apple-themed, always — with a half-used jar of Smucker’s blackberry jam wedged between the Miracle Whip and the fat-free Italian dressing.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
Juice cups and a few half-used rolls of toilet tissue littered his desk.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2021
She gives me boxes of half-used cosmetics and lotions—basically whatever she finds in her bathroom that she doesn’t want or use anymore.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2021
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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