half-cocked

Example Sentences

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However, Baroness Casey described the plans as "a half-cocked attempt" to deal with the problem.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2023

Never has it been easier to go off half-cocked.

From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2023

To Rafael’s bildungsroman amid half-cocked terrorists and a love triangle with their leaders, add a spy-novel parody, a kaleidoscopic Christ narrative, a battery of literary references and a portrait of Cuban life under socialism.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2022

“I think it is absolutely essential that we stay focused on how, in this transitional period, nobody loses their head, nobody goes off half-cocked, people don’t start ginning up scatterbrained or revengeful premises,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2016

As much as I’d like to quit Miss Preston’s and make a dash for home, I’m a smart girl, and running across the country half-cocked is definitely not my style.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland