half-empty

Example Sentences

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“But I knew that I was every bit as good as Felicity, and I was going to show them. When people filed in and saw the notice of the understudy in their programs, many of them left, so by the time the orchestra played the first notes of ‘Libiamo ne’ lieti calici’—that’s the opening duet—the theater was half-empty.

From Literature

The Gabba, alive with the promise of England wickets on Saturday night, was half-empty on Sunday afternoon.

From BBC

That vision feels a long way off in a half-empty hall.

From BBC

For years, uneaten hot dogs and half-empty cans of tomato paste languishing in the fridge have charted a quick path to the trash in American kitchens.

From The Wall Street Journal

But when it came to fishing, the girl had bad luck, and that was something he could not allow, not on his ship, not with a half-empty hold and a crew of men to feed.

From Literature