half-dressed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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At one point, police pulled him over for speeding — and were understandably confused to find a man half-dressed behind the wheel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
The weekly social media posts published by Cristiano Ronaldo this offseason typically have shown the soccer superstar half-dressed, muscles bulging, either working out or promoting one of his many brands.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
The on-call emergency netminder in Toronto, Ayers left his seat and got half-dressed into his gear on the off-chance something might happen to Carolina’s second option, Petr Mrazek.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2020
Fuertes lay half-dressed in 32-degree weather for two hours before she was found, conscious but “incoherent,” at around 2 a.m., according to a criminal complaint.
From Fox News ● Jan. 14, 2020
She was in a nightgown but I noticed with confusion that she was also in a cardigan, a cardigan over the nightgown as if she’d slept half-dressed.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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