half-naked
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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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
Dozens of protesters - including eight half-naked demonstrators painted in fake blood while wearing just shorts and bull masks - gathered outside the country's Congress in Bolivar Square.
From Reuters • Mar. 28, 2023
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
And in the half-light of evening the dung carts had come out, attended by half-naked slaves whose task it was to shovel up the steaming piles left by elephants both great and small.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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