half-finished
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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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
None of this prevents “Champagne Problems” from being as sticky as a half-finished candy cane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
The metaphor feels almost too obvious, the iron-and-brick facade of a half-finished, $200-million football palace looming over Howard Jones Field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025
“It’s gone, all gone! There’s only bits of half-finished food, old slates, butterfly wings, and this stupid old chair.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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