half-covered
Britishadjective
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“When I opened my eyes, I was lying on the floor of the main cabin, half-covered in water ... Shouts and occasional cries drifted in from the main cabin. The boat heaved back and forwards, and the wind moaned outside. I wished a grown-up would come.”
From Los Angeles Times
The dalal was tall, Baher remembered, with a long beard half-covered by a face mask.
From Washington Post
It shows the wall of a Danish inn, half-covered in vines.
From Washington Post
A barrel-shaped figure in a much-worn black suit, overcoat and fedora, his face half-covered by a grizzled beard, he would appear to be a posturing mediocrity, a mountebank with a smooth line in Irish gab.
From New York Times
It depicts a young protester wearing a cap and with his face half-covered throwing a bouquet of flowers.
From Seattle Times
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