half-baked

Example Sentences

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Meta’s Quest headsets were still clunky, and the software looked half-baked.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Ramaphosa's spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said that Judge Madlanga's interim report would not be made public as it was not "helpful to start... debating on something that is half-baked".

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

We usually die half-baked, so he finishes the cooking, turning up the heat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Can Rachel McAdams sue the attorney general for this half-baked theft of her iconic movie villain?

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

And for the second time in twenty-four hours Fadi explained his half-baked plan.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai