half-done

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

By the end of the drive, the up-tempo tune was half-done.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

In Poeni you can see where some of that ends up, in all the half-done new homes.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025

There are no half-done rooms – every nook is styled to look and feel homey.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2020

Just as a half-done cake falls in the center when bumped, the middle of the cookie collapses, pushing barely-baked dough out to the edges.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2017

He doesn’t think much of it: there’s coffee in the pot by the sink, a half-done crossword puzzle beside an empty mug, and a plate of green grapes on the dining booth table.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone