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
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
Cut into eight rounds, the roll consisted of ripe green avocado at the center, encircled by nearly raw tuna, with a flash-fried won ton wrapper instead of nori holding it all together.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2014
No friends -- only thousands of admirers clapping their hands nearly raw each night, for as long as T & D choose to lace up their skates.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The fish was overdone on one side, and nearly raw on the other; so her ladyship could not eat that.
From Comical People by Grandville, J. J.