slightly ajar

Frequency: 9.025.1 per million words

To emphasize that something is open by only a small amount.

ajarADVERB + ajar

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slightly

Examples (10)

  • She had left the kitchen door slightly ajar.
  • The window is slightly ajar to let in some fresh air.
  • He found the old chest of drawers slightly ajar, revealing a corner of a hidden map.
  • Please leave the door slightly ajar so the cat can get in and out.
  • The gate stood slightly ajar, as if someone had just passed through.
  • Did you notice the back door was left slightly ajar when we got home?
  • A sliver of light escaped from the room as the door was slightly ajar.
  • I will leave the lid of the pot slightly ajar to let the steam escape.
  • He pushed the heavy oak door, leaving it slightly ajar behind him.
  • The cabinet where the valuables are kept was found slightly ajar this morning.