half-cooked

Example Sentences

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He also had many a half-cooked business plan to be a security professional and had some vehicles that looked like they were law enforcement vehicles; I wasn’t on the Boelter part of this story, but everything from working at a mortuary to managing a gas station.

From Slate

To everyone’s surprise, Nasubi endured the challenge for more than a year, surviving on half-cooked rice and dog food but suffering emotionally as Tsuchiya concocted brutal new twists in what amounted to a televised psychological experiment.

From Los Angeles Times

Would Mark Zuckerberg also feed a dinner guest a half-cooked piece of salmon to show off the existence of said salmon?

From Slate

As garlicky pork-and-beef meatballs sizzle away on a flimsy sheet pan in the oven, I add spaghetti to the biggest aluminum pot I can find; sadly, it's not large enough to prevent a third of the pasta from protruding out the top and eventually fusing into half-cooked clumps.

From Salon

The government offered last week to extend the physicians’ contracts for up to four years with better perks and career opportunities, but the contract doctors’ group rejected that proposal, calling it “half-cooked” and saying it failed to address their concerns.

From Seattle Times