half-shut

Benjamin Franklin said it best "Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half-shut afterwards"!

ame soeur - French Word-A-Day 2009

His half-shut eyes and slurred, mumbled speech testified to our concerns about his ability and competence to care for Ilija when he takes him two weekends per month.

Global Voices in English » Serbia: Blogging for Justice and Protection 2009

Bankia, a combination of seven banks, is sitting on a bigger pile of problematic assets and has a sizable amount of debt coming due over the next year, at a time when credit markets are half-shut.

More Bumps for Spanish Banks Christopher Bjork 2011

Knee-deep in the water, with drooping head and half-shut eyes, drowsed a red-coated, many-antlered buck.

All Gold Canon 2010

Knee-deep in the water, with drooping head and half-shut eyes, drowsed a red-coated, many-antlered buck.

All Gold Cañon 2010

Nigel sat back in his chair, his eyes half-shut, a sleepy, satisfied look on his face.

The Faculty Club Danny Tobey 2010

So with eyes half-shut, I left the hospital and drove to Magnolia.

Sea Escape Lynne Griffin 2010

So with eyes half-shut, I left the hospital and drove to Magnolia.

Sea Escape Lynne Griffin 2010

Then she would walk down the aisle between the lines of communicants, searching through half-shut eyes for her pew, her mind praying Jesus help me find it.

The Palatski Man Stuart Dybek 2010

Flying dust forced her eyes half-shut, and her dress billowed like an open parachute around her.

Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010