half-open
Britishadjective
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Jordan Eberle tapped in the puck in front of a half-open net.
From Seattle Times
The puck shot off DeMelo and across the ice, where it glanced off Winnipeg’s Mason Appleton and slid directly into the half-open net.
From Seattle Times
“He had never been a talker, and the deep gravel of his voice, and his manner of speaking, mouth half-open, often lent his spare instructions a biblical gravity,” Meier writes.
From Washington Post
Qd1 Nf5, and Black enjoys a huge spatial edge, a half-open h-file and much better-placed pieces.
From Washington Times
The half-open g-file will prove vital to White’s improbable comeback.
From Washington Times
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