half-open
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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And that’s why at the base of the structure is a looping opening meant to signify a half-open doorway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
She was in her bed, she recalls, and saw it perched on the sill of the half-open window.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
"When they take my photograph, my mouth's half-open or I'm bent over and it's like, 'Ozzy's on his last legs'," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023
Jordan Eberle tapped in the puck in front of a half-open net.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2023
After she’d settled an argument about which star in the evening sky was Papá’s, Lupita came back to sit by the half-open door.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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