half-done
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By the end of the drive, the up-tempo tune was half-done.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The King also got a glimpse of it, says Yeo, in its "half-done state… He was initially mildly surprised by the strong colour but otherwise he seemed to be smiling approvingly".
From BBC • May 14, 2024
But I would then remind myself that if we are going to look at what a true apology is, then it cannot be half-done.
From Salon • Jul. 11, 2019
The Great War, as World War I was known, was only half-done, but already its industrial carnage had no parallel in European history.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2016
You’re drawn to her half-done painting of the stage, surrounded by trees, fireflies dancing through the air and Cherokee syllabary sprinkled throughout.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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