half-open
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Tails were wagging and most of the dogs had that expression that looks like a smile, mouth half-open, tongue dangling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2025
Dunn prevented an early Colorado lead when he blocked a deposit into the half-open net.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
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
From the bathroom across the way, through its half-open door, drifted a humid scented air and a hollow dripping sound.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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