turn
verb (used with object)
to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate.
half-turned
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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
But the woman had half-turned to see her, and that was a brush in her hand.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
