adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
slightly
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The door was left slightly ajar , and there was much coming and going; much excited chatter.
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The truck's door was slightly ajar .
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The landing light was on, and Rufus's bedroom door was slightly ajar .
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She had left the dining-room door open and the cupboard door slightly ajar .
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To his right, stood a large walk-in cupboard marked as chemical storage, its door slightly ajar .
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The wooden gates to Drachenfels are solid and slightly ajar .
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The corridor was empty, but the door to the inspector's room was slightly ajar .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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She had left her bedroom door ajar and could hear her parents talking downstairs.
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To his right was a large walk-in cupboard, its door slightly ajar .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I noticed that the door to it was ajar and realized what had happened.
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I went back to the door and opened it, leaving it ajar .
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Sometimes the door was ajar and I would see her sitting absolutely still, staring into space, not reading at all.
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The door was ajar and Patrick could see movement inside the room.
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The door was ajar , letting out the warmth and scent of heaven.