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
"I was taken from there half-dead when our forces liberated this place."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2022
He felt guilt and remorse until a few months later, in January 2018, when he went out to empty the trash and discovered an abandoned, half-dead orchid sitting next to the dumpster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
“I don’t want to be a half-dead wreck.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
“You question my talents? A half-dead mortal straggles into my swamp and questions my talents?”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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