half-finished
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Standing in the half-finished cinder-block basement of the house that serves as the Ambulance Service’s HQ, Sadeq tipped a bowl of chopped onions into a large pot, stirring slowly as the oil sizzled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Construction workers said they paused work on half-finished compounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
And when you try to do all three at once, it’s very easy to lose momentum and end up surrounded by a constellation of half-finished projects.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026
The sun is setting over Ilubirin, a half-finished housing estate being constructed on sand-filled land reclaimed from the swampy Lagos lagoon.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
The construction had come a little further along on this floor; half-finished plaster dividers rose up between the metal beams, and electrical wiring snaked alongside the ceiling pipes.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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