ajar

Example Sentences

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A defender must monitor every virtual door and window; an attacker need only find one that is ajar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

If our hearts weren’t already open, they’ve just been forced ajar with a rusty, emotional crowbar.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

After Arsenal dropped two points late on at Sunderland on Saturday, the door was suddenly ajar.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

But he is not even assured to play in Perth after chief selector George Bailey left the door marginally ajar for Labuschagne to open.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

I was in my room; the door was ajar: I could both listen and watch.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë