nearly raw
Example Sentences
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So few Italian films make it Stateside that it’s cause for celebration—if not the eating of a nearly raw sea monster’s heart—when a terrific one appears.
From Time • Apr. 22, 2016
Four razor clams cooked on a plancha and sloshed with olive oil would have been great if one of the four hadn’t been nearly raw.
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2015
For far less money, the celery with hazelnuts that was so nicely stir-fried one time was nearly raw the next.
From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2015
Some commonly used ingredients are hallmarks, even cliches, of nouvelle cuisine: kiwi fruit, raspberry syrup and vinegar, thinly sliced duck breasts served nearly raw.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Mosquitoes, sandflies, and a hot sun made us nearly raw.
From Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 by Corfield, W. H. (William Henry)