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Meanings of remain ajar in English

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Usage of remain ajar in English
1
Having closed it, he reopened it and allowed it to remain ajar, as it were.
The Coming of Bill
2
Uncle Edward was as curious as a woman, and the door remained ajar.
Lewis Rand
3
The door remained ajar, and, if escape was possible, now was the time.
Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune
4
I noticed that a door, probably that of a closet, had remained ajar.
Famous Modern Ghost Stories
5
Nor was this the worst: the door was not shut again but remained ajar.
Australia Felix
6
The doors remained ajar for a few moments.
The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
7
Again the door opened, and remained ajar.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 / A Maga...
8
Gunsaules had not appeared, and LeVere's stateroom door remained ajar, giving glimpse of the disarranged bunk within.
Wolves of the Sea / Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manusc...
9
The sound came from an adjacent apartment, the little throne-room, whose door, he now perceived, had remained ajar.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 5
10
The masked door remained ajar.
Fire-Tongue
11
The door had remained ajar.
A Mummer's Tale
12
The barn door remained ajar.
The Wolf’s Hour
13
The door remained ajar, and there were several guards posted in easy earshot, lest Seregil get any more untoward ideas.
Shadows Return
14
It seems as though the gloomy door of winter had remained ajar, and as though the wind were pouring through it.
Les Misérables
15
I heard a whispered hiss, "The sheriff's wife." The door remained ajar but Sheriff Corwin's shadow stayed at the threshold.
The heretic's daughter: a novel
16
It opened immediately from the door; and, as the latter remained ajar, Rhoda Brook could see the proceedings without taking part in them.
Wessex Tales