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
Four razor clams cooked on a plancha and sloshed with olive oil would have been great if one of the four hadn’t been nearly raw.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 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
Some commonly used ingredients are hallmarks, even cliches, of nouvelle cuisine: kiwi fruit, raspberry syrup and vinegar, thinly sliced duck breasts served nearly raw.
From Time Magazine Archive
I met him several times and found that he never could be reconciled to our two most famous dishes—terrapin and canvasback duck—the duck nearly raw.
From My Memories of Eighty Years by Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell)
