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The front door is ajar, and a cat marches in, pausing for a moment in surprise, her front right paw held in mid-air.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The 68-year-old woman arrived home last Friday and discovered that her door was ajar before finding that a man with his face covered was inside, according to the Shelton Police Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
The opossum left the smelly skunk under my slightly ajar bedroom window.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
Jordan lay on the gurney with his mouth slightly ajar and took several deep breaths before becoming still.
—Sophie Bates The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The 68-year-old woman arrived home last Friday and discovered that her door was ajar before finding that a man with his face covered was inside, according to the Shelton Police Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
The opossum left the smelly skunk under my slightly ajar bedroom window.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
Jordan lay on the gurney with his mouth slightly ajar and took several deep breaths before becoming still.
—Sophie Bates The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
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“Ajar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ajar. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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ajar
adverb or adjective
: slightly open
left the door ajar
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