half-turned
- a word derived from turn.
Example Sentences
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The clearer image was of a stranger in a doorway, half-turned away.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2021
The famous, half-turned photograph, which in the original print glows with his tan and subtle smile, was polarised into a dark, gothic image.
From The Guardian • Nov. 3, 2018
As this episode had begun, Crawley half-turned to watch, his expression of disgust steadily escalating.
From Golf Digest • May 9, 2017
That moment where, ever so briefly, I was frozen, head half-turned, hair fanned like a disk, eyelids tucked back in tight anticipation.
From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2013
I was half-turned in anticipation; I had to hurriedly correct and dash across the narrow drive, back to the sidewalk.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
