half-dressed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The weekly social media posts published by Cristiano Ronaldo this offseason typically have shown the soccer superstar half-dressed, muscles bulging, either working out or promoting one of his many brands.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2022
Fuertes lay half-dressed in 32-degree weather for two hours before she was found, conscious but “incoherent,” at around 2 a.m., according to a criminal complaint.
From Fox News • Jan. 14, 2020
The venerable institution, which prides itself on representing Hollywood’s best and brightest, is heading into its most important and most glamorous night looking somewhat rudderless and half-dressed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2019
Low yellow limestone cliffs began to appear, half-dressed in dark pines and spattered with red lichen.
From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2015
He knew the schoolboy would huddle in that alley for a long while, weighing the shame of appearing half-dressed in the street with the need to get home and tell what had happened.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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