half-empty

adjective

1. (of a vessel, place, etc) holding or containing half its capacity

Example Sentences

On Sunday, Carolina went three and out on its first four possessions, converted just one of 13 third-down tries and was penalized nine times for 90 yards before the half-empty stadium chased the team to the locker room with a cascade of boos.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s the glass half-empty side of Norris.

From BBC

It led to the usually bouncing stand around the first tee being half-empty with a slightly muted atmosphere as the DJ's blaring soundtrack largely drowned out those lucky enough to have made it.

From BBC

“This guy was basically parading up and down Washington Boulevard at Venice Beach, L.A.’s popular tourist destination, with a half-empty bottle of liquor, intimidating women on the street. If he had been stopped before the attack, imagine how different life would be today for me, for Sarah, for Sarah’s sons and for all the people terrorized by this attack.”

From Los Angeles Times

Those reservoirs - a series of nine dams known as the Vltava Cascade - will need to be half-empty to take what this weekend has in store.

From BBC