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

AC Milan left the leadership door ajar when they drew with Pisa on Friday night to move onto 17 points.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

It was ajar, and the voices of Cornelius Fudge and Snape were coming through it from the corridor outside.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling