Recent Examples on the WebBut yes, sad to say she’s fully completely ripped in half dead.—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 July 2024 To him, the people the Americans offloaded in Haiti always looked half dead.—Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2023 Its craggy trunk was half dead.—New York Times, 27 July 2022 He has been left there half dead: broken, bleeding, moaning.—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Dec. 2020
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