Example Sentences

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Perrotin eventually spotted Allen sitting half-hidden by plants in a small greenhouse on site.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The historic homes in her West Tampa neighbourhood were half-hidden by plywood.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024

Peters immerses herself in travel, research and learning about history and current events, and is inevitably pulled in by a half-hidden truth, a minor circumstance, or an anecdote about people experiencing relocation.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2024

It is a roundabout confession and sublimated cry for help half-hidden by veils of erudition.

From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2022

Ralph was kneeling by the remains of the fire like a sprinter at his mark and his face was half-hidden by hair and smut.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding