How to Use ajar in a Sentence
ajar
adjective or adverb-
Keep in Mind There is no door alarm to warn you that one of the fridge's doors is ajar.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2023
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Keep in Mind: There is no door alarm to warn you that one of the fridge's doors is ajar.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2022
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But keep the door just slightly ajar for some chaos. 6.
—Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
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Also, look to see if the lid or door is ajar or not closed all the way.
—Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2021
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The door is open—or at least ajar—for a team like TCU to step in and knock the Sooners off their pedestal.
—Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 22 Jan. 2018
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The four teamed up, approaching a church door that was ajar.
—Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2021
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Even as to prior restraints, the Supreme Court left the door slightly ajar.
—New York Times, 9 June 2021
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With the lid of the pot slightly ajar, let the soup cook for an hour or more, until the lentils are well-cooked-through, very soft and creamy.
—Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2020
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That one misstep left the door a bit ajar, and Tsitsipas barged through.
—Star Tribune, 9 Oct. 2020
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Drop the heat to allow for a simmer, then cover, with the lid slightly ajar.
—Danny Chau, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2022
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Reduce the heat to low, and cover, leaving the lid just barely ajar.
—ExpressNews.com, 9 Nov. 2020
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Also, the officer found a wide-open garage door, as well as an ajar man door off the garage.
—John Benson, cleveland.com, 18 Jan. 2018
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Hollywood’s door is ajar; who in their right mind doesn’t walk through it?
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022
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The release states Greendale Police went back to the hotel and found the door to Tompkins' room ajar with a body on the floor, against the wall.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2020
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The officer turned around and Bouey was made to strip completely naked with the door still ajar.
—Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2022
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Then Miguel Gutierrez spotted the front door ajar and his fears were reignited.
—Zeke MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2018
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That left the door just ajar for the Bengals, and Burrow smashed the door down with four touchdown passes in the second half.
—Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2022
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The man can be seen through a slightly ajar wooden fence, more than a dozen feet from the officer.
—Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2017
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However, the door was slightly ajar, and the force of using her key pushed the door open, despite the fact that her key did not open the lock.
—P.r. Lockhart, Vox, 30 Nov. 2018
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Smith said he was concerned because the family did not use the front door, which was ajar.
—Dallas News, 6 Dec. 2022
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February asks you to open your social channels back up; reach out to an old friend and keep the doors to your heart ajar.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2021
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When the broth is slowly boiling, add the clams, stirring in, and cook for 5 minutes, with the pot covered but the lid slightly ajar.
—Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2020
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The front door had been unlocked and a rear sliding door was ajar when the roommate returned to the home, officials said.
—Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, chicagotribune.com, 3 Nov. 2020
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Police found items strewn in the driveway leading up to the residence; the north side door was ajar and appeared to be forced open.
—Deborah Kadin, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2021
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The container’s back doors were ajar, and boxes had spilled out onto the sidewalk.
—Malia Wollan, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
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Police went to the house after a neighbor called a non-emergency line to report that the front door was ajar.
—Chron, 16 Nov. 2021
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Indiana has kicked open a door so rarely ajar in the history of this program.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2020
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When the worried mom got home from a Genesis meeting, her door was ajar and a window open.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 May 2021
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The bedroom door was slightly ajar, and loud music was playing on a radio in the living room.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2018
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More corporate projects will release under ajar source than open source.
—Forrester, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
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