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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

And Betty, after stumbling over one or two of the half-exposed roots which lay across the rough path, slipped a hand into Neale's arm.

From The Chestermarke Instinct by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)

"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 Optic, Oliver

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 Murfree, Mary Noailles