half-clothed
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The woman wore luxurious clothing and stood confidently, not half-clothed as an object of exploitation like some other colonial-era paintings of Black women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
But if it works, it also sounds like it could remove some of the pain points of in-store shopping, like having to awkwardly walk about a store half-clothed in search of a different size.
From The Verge ● Jan. 20, 2022
“I’ve got photos of half-clothed people passed out on pavement, sidewalks blocked by tents, bulky items, piles of poop and enough trash to fill the Grand Canyon.”
From Fox News ● Jun. 10, 2019
I’ve got photos of half-clothed people passed out on pavement, sidewalks blocked by tents, bulky items, piles of poop and enough trash to fill the Grand Canyon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2019
We pulled up in the dirt yard of a cantina where half-clothed children chased mean-looking chickens around and around.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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