half-buried

adjective

1. partially buried

   a ring half-buried in the mud

Example Sentences

As a survival strategy, I’ve trained myself to look for the artist in the abattoir: the half-buried strain of racial anxiety, the social commentary of the zombie mall, the chill of a Tobin Bell line reading.

From Los Angeles Times

The body of the young woman, named only as Philippine, was found on Saturday, half-buried in the Bois de Boulogne park on the western edge of the capital.

From BBC

Her team was able to capture high-resolution images of different seafloor textures, for example, as well as mounds that might indicate small burrowing animals that could stir up any chemicals half-buried in the sediment.

From Los Angeles Times

The howitzers are kept hidden under tents and half-buried in the ground, due to the growing threat of enemy drones.

From BBC

Poirot’s investigation, undertaken through a fog of unreliable witness accounts, brings all manner of forgotten memories and half-buried resentments to the surface.

From Los Angeles Times