shut
verb (used with object)
to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
half-shut
-
a word derived from
shut.
Example Sentences
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Even with Remi’s eyes half-shut, Margery made the room taller and brighter.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2024
Keep your eyes open before marriage, half-shut afterward.
From Time Magazine Archive
Coffee, which makes the politician wise, And see through all things with his half-shut eyes, as Alexander Pope put it ironically, opened quite a few eyes in India last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
Both Mrs. Keyes and Mrs. Copeland write with the little finger delicately curved, with the half-shut eyes and far away look of those who have inhabited Mt.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eyes half-shut, she appeared to be murmuring something.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
