ajar

adjective or adverb

ə-ˈjär

: slightly open

left the door ajar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Smith said he was concerned because the family did not use the front door, which was ajar. —

Dallas News, 6 Dec. 2022 According to police, the vehicle owner found the door ajar but did not report whether it had been locked or not. —

Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2023 Officers responded to an apartment complex in the 1000 block of Eagle Drive about 10:15 p.m., according to police, and found a unit with a door slightly ajar. —

Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023 That left the door just ajar for the Bengals, and Burrow smashed the door down with four touchdown passes in the second half. —

Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2022 Hollywood’s door is ajar; who in their right mind doesn’t walk through it? —

Raven Smith, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022 Her dressing room door was always ajar, inviting salutations and chats. —

Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2022 Cook on medium heat, with lid slightly ajar, until yams can be pierced easily with a fork. —

USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2022 The exterior door to her home was damaged and the interior door was ajar. —

Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022 See More

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