half naked

adjective

: partly dressed

She was half naked when the doorbell rang.

Examples of half naked in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Early in the book, there’s a disturbing scene in which Cathy’s mother stumbles upon a half naked 10-year-old Cathy lying on the floor beneath two teenage boys. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

The woman, 37, was found half naked with bruises on her body and tied up with cables. — Rael Ombuor The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

While her husband’s out being a cliché, Kate finds Reagan in tears over Harrison being found half naked in a closet with Maddie’s phone. — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025

Arthur accompanied Harry on a notorious trip to Las Vegas in 2012, when the prince was secretly photographed half naked, and the public got a gander when the clandestine shutterbug leaked the shots to the tabloids. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024

But if wearing just one eye-catching piece will leave your face feeling half naked, try an asymmetrical pair as was done at Etro and Erdem instead for the same unique appeal but with no lobe left behind. — Amanda Randone, refinery29.com, 10 July 2024

In 1978, fantasy artist Boris Vallejo drew a half naked fairy for the cover and, in 1980, artist Jack Katz drew a topless female warrior. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023