Example Sentences

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"We used to destroy them," Granados told AFP, his body half-submerged in the sea and diving goggles concealing his face.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

A barred owl hooted and shook its feathers in a sycamore above the creek, and red-bellied cooters sunned themselves on half-submerged logs.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

BCP's environment councillor Andy Hadley posted an image on X of the half-submerged digger lying on its side.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023

Lowry found fields of half-submerged corn, soybeans that had disappeared under the flooding almost entirely and rapids rushing from their spillway like a waterfall.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

Again the half-submerged memory distracted him: Luath’s eyes...some difference in the pattern of his behavior...Luath’s behavior on the last morning, the gesture of his unexpected paw...With a sudden flash of insight, he understood at last.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford