half-open
Britishadjective
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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
Qe5+ Kf8 20. fxe3, and for the modest material investment, White has a massive attack, a half-open f-file, and a huge lead in development.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 19, 2023
He found himself in good position and scored into a half-open net.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
But his mouth froze, half-open, as soon as he saw past the bike.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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