half-turning
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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That tension is sustained through the third and fourth sections, which utilize the upright, swinging, half-turning steps that characterize an earlier work, “Fase.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2011
They both sat opposite him and both silently looked out of the window, half-turning their backs upon each other.
From Small Souls by Couperus, Louis
Three several times did he check his horse, and, half-turning him round towards Castle Cor, pause, and seem to deliberate between the suggestions of mingled hope and doubt.
From Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt
"I should think one could climb up there," Tom said, half-turning round to his uncle.
From In the Heart of the Rockies by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Spurrier, half-turning, saw a traveling salesman standing at his elbow with a repressed grin of amusement struggling in his glance.
From The Law of Hemlock Mountain by Lundsford, Hugh
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