halfway stuck

Frequency: 5.01.1 per million words

stuck in a middle position, unable to move forward or backward

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Examples (10)

  • The drawer was halfway stuck, making it impossible to open or close completely.
  • I found myself halfway stuck in the narrow tunnel, unable to move in either direction.
  • The zipper got halfway stuck on my jacket this morning.
  • The window was halfway stuck after years of paint buildup.
  • My car became halfway stuck in the muddy ditch during the storm.
  • The old filing cabinet drawer is halfway stuck again; we need to fix it.
  • She was halfway stuck climbing through the small opening in the fence.
  • The elevator got halfway stuck between floors, causing a brief panic.
  • The boat was halfway stuck on the sandbar at low tide.
  • I left the door halfway stuck in its frame after the hinges loosened.