exposed
adjective
left or being without shelter or protection.
half-exposed
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a word derived from
exposed.
Example Sentences
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In the resulting crater, he finds a half-exposed dinosaur fossil.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2018
Mr. Saval describes the image we have of the cubicle today: “the flimsy, fabric-wrapped, half-exposed stall where the white-collar worker waited out his days until, at long last, he was laid off.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2014
The ghoulish flood had exhumed the poor, decayed pine coffin, which now lay half-exposed, in pitiful contrast to the pompous monolith which, like a giant note of admiration, emphasized the disclosure.
From The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians by Ambrose Bierce
"Yes," replied the pilot, pointing under the bridge, where the river dashed its foaming waters down a long reach of half-exposed rocks.
From All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake A Sequel to "The Boat Club" by Oliver Optic
Only the hand with which he grasped the half-exposed roots of a great sycamore-tree, denuded in some partial caving of the bank long ago, relaxed and trembled slightly.
From The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories by Mary Noailles Murfree
