Vernon left the nursery door ajar so he could watch the baby. From LearnThat.org.
The door was ajar. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
After the 7 minutes, slip the handle of a wooden spoon into the door to keep in ajar. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference
Do you think the picture gains, or loses, by representing the door as "ajar" instead of wide open?. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
Mrs Ragg's door, but the door itself was still ajar. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
Only they thought they saw Cora Rathmore's door ajar. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall] Reference
A closet door is closed, and the door to the hall ajar. From Wordnik.com. [The Scenes Speak for Themslves] Reference
He left the door ajar, and I overheard the conversation. From Wordnik.com. [Fifty Years of Public Service] Reference
The door leading into the house from the garage was ajar. From Wordnik.com. [CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS] Reference
A closet built in the middle, its door ajar on the right. From Wordnik.com. [Mama Ana's Apartment, In Washington Heights] Reference
She not only did not lock her door to-night, but left it ajar. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
She douses herself with Dior, leaves the door ajar, and waits. From Wordnik.com. [Dumb Luck] Reference
Between loads, keep the washer door ajar to allow air to circulate. From Wordnik.com. [Top-loading washers remain more popular with Americans] Reference
It stood ajar now, the pale light from the hall shining on the floor. From Wordnik.com. [Greylorn] Reference
He rapped gently upon the door, which he discovered to be slightly ajar. From Wordnik.com. [The Flaw in the Sapphire] Reference
It is not needful to open the gate of interest; it is wide ajar already. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
He went across the room, and shut the door behind her they had left ajar. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
The door stood ajar and wisps of white vapor curled out into the passage. From Wordnik.com. [Greylorn] Reference
Then on a impulse he pushed ajar the swinging door and looked back inside. From Wordnik.com. [The Creature from Cleveland Depths] Reference
He's left the door coyly ajar ( "I can't say never, OK?" he told Walters). From Wordnik.com. [Schwarzkopf For President?] Reference
But the first thing Frank realized was that he'd left the cabin door ajar. From Wordnik.com. [Unattended (novel excerpt)] Reference
The door was ajar and glancing over her shoulder, she called to him to enter. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
"I thought her name was Phillida," said Phyllis, setting the bedroom door ajar. From Wordnik.com. [Old Valentines A Love Story] Reference
Their door was ajar; he had only to push it a little in order to enter the room. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Hand on the joystick, mouth ajar, moving warriors and wizards around the screen. From Wordnik.com. [MORTAL KOMBAT, ELECTION LEVEL] Reference
Mrs. West pushed the door ajar and started violently as her eyes fell on Annabel. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
The door behind her had been standing a little ajar; she turned round and shut it. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
It is the child-spirit that finds life's golden gates, and that finds them all ajar. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
As she speaks, Madeline advances toward the silent group, leaving the library door ajar. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
But should pollsters be kicking the Door of Dickishness ajar in their surveys for laughs?. From Wordnik.com. [Boxer-Fiorina Hairstyles Taken Seriously By Pollster] Reference
When he reached his own country he remembered his house, saw the door ajar and slipped in. From Wordnik.com. [Italian Popular Tales] Reference
There was a tap on the door, and the housekeeper pushed it open, for it had been left ajar. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground] Reference
"Ma goodness!" gasped Washington White, who had listened to this speech with his mouth ajar. From Wordnik.com. [On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake] Reference
She kept her windows ajar (too wide would be slutty) to maintain the lines of communication. From Wordnik.com. [To-die-for] Reference
All the doors stood ajar, and Henry was flitting about with an air of putting things to rights. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
A door at the left was ajar and through it came a warm ray of light and the odor of cigarettes. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
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