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The opossum left the smelly skunk under my slightly ajar bedroom window.
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Joan Morris, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
Jordan lay on the gurney with his mouth slightly ajar and took several deep breaths before becoming still.
—Sophie Bates The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
The kitchen door was ajar when officers arrived, and blood was smeared on the walls and floors, coating the four college students' belongings and pooling by their bodies, according to police reports released by police.
—Josh Margolin, ABC News, 23 July 2025
Despite his reservations, Abbruzzese left the door slightly ajar.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 9 July 2025
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Joan Morris, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
Jordan lay on the gurney with his mouth slightly ajar and took several deep breaths before becoming still.
—Sophie Bates The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
The kitchen door was ajar when officers arrived, and blood was smeared on the walls and floors, coating the four college students' belongings and pooling by their bodies, according to police reports released by police.
—Josh Margolin, ABC News, 23 July 2025
Despite his reservations, Abbruzzese left the door slightly ajar.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 9 July 2025
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“Ajar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ajar. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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ajar
adverb or adjective
: slightly open
left the door ajar
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