half-baked

Example Sentences

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But then there’s not much about this war that wasn’t ill-conceived and half-baked.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Companies will respond by either rushing half-baked products to market, steering clear of high-risk diseases, or abandoning incremental advances that might later trigger should-have-done-it-sooner tort suits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

And judging by its half-baked proposals, BP has either forgotten the lessons of what it termed a “catastrophe” or decided that catastrophe is an acceptable risk.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

She thought he had poor code-breaking skills, and he often sent half-baked “flubdedubs and gadgets” to her Coast Guard unit, wasting everyone’s time.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield