Her sharp eyes flicked from my face to my half-empty plate.

Fergus pushed back the half-empty plate of oatcakes from which he had been refreshing himself, and rose.

Raistlin was watching with disgust when suddenly the mage's attention focused on Caramon's half-empty plate.

He shoved the half-empty plate away and jumped up from the table.

'I found you at first light this morning,' he said, getting up to take her half-empty plate.

To her the half-empty plate looked like someone in the kitchen had decided to put her on a diet.

He laid his heavy fork upon the half-empty plate.

They fell asleep as they were, half-empty plates balanced on their chests.

He looked hopefully towards her but her eyes remained staring at the half-empty plate.

Your half-empty plate is not a good look.