half-naked
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Village by Lake Como cracks down on half-naked tourists.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Veteran Austrian snowboard star Benjamin Karl said thoughts of retirement can wait after he retained his Olympic men's parallel giant slalom title before throwing himself half-naked onto the snow.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
Walkers discovered the half-naked body of Lamduan Armitage, nee Seekanya, in a stream near Pen-y-ghent in 2004.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2023
At this rate, it would not surprise me if the season finale had Logan railing at the heavens while wandering half-naked in a superstorm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
She noticed the feather beds bellying out of windows, clothes of Oriental-bright colors drying on the fire escapes and the half-naked children playing in the gutters.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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