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
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
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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A voice, a noble form One day I saw; An arrow flew, My heart is nearly raw.
From Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor by Thomas L. Masson