admitted
adjective
allowed to enter; granted entrance or entry.
half-admitted
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a word derived from
admitted.
Example Sentences
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As they sat facing one another in the silent, half-darkened room, Mannering trying to bring himself into accord with half-admitted but repugnant convictions, she watching him hopelessly, the tinkle of a hansom bell sounded outside.
From A Lost Leader by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
Aaron waited in his shed, his bowels stirred with violent but only half-admitted emotions.
From Aaron's Rod by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
Hawthorne's breaking health soon affects the family with half-admitted dread.
From Memories of Hawthorne by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
He was acutely conscious of his only half-admitted reason for this visit.
From A Lost Leader by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
Only since he had secretly half-admitted his vulnerability, had he thrown such an anchor to windward, and all his policies were new—too new to hold validity against self-destruction.
From Destiny by Charles Neville Buck
