half-grown
Example Sentences
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A few hours later pugmarks from three cats were spotted together—the mom, her half-grown son and the baby, reunited.
From Scientific American • Apr. 22, 2023
The wind billowing out the seat of my britches, My feet crackling splinters of glass and dried putty, The half-grown chrysanthemums staring up like accusers … And everyone, everyone pointing up and shouting!
From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2021
I get that Dart was implied to be the slug Will barfed up last year, but how did we go from one full-grown Demogorgon to like, a hundred half-grown demo-dogs?
From The Verge • Oct. 31, 2017
Later that fall, a coyote trapper caught two half-grown animals, and noticing their difference from typical coyotes, contacted the DNR.
From Washington Times • Mar. 2, 2015
There were three little half-grown goats, and it was nice and comical to see how much they loved Harry.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
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