How to Use half-dollar in a Sentence

half-dollar

noun
  • Wind gusts of 60 mph and half-dollar-sized hail were the main hazards.
    — Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
  • So, there's a million-and-a-half-dollar judgment against him.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Storms may produce 60 mph winds and half-dollar-sized hail, the warning said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
  • Up to a half-dollar sized hail may batter some areas, officials said.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
  • It’s survived by the nickel, dime, quarter, and rarely seen half-dollar and dollar coins.
    — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The storm could produce wind gusts up to 60 mph and half-dollar-sized hail, the weather service said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
  • The Denver metro area may see quarter to half-dollar size hail this afternoon.
    — Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • How to identify The legs of a brown recluse span roughly the size of a quarter to a half-dollar.
    — Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The storm was capable of producing wind gusts of up to 60 mph and half-dollar-sized hail.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • The storm could bring half-dollar-sized hail and winds of up to 60 mph, according to forecasters.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
  • Winds of 60 to 70 mph will be possible, with hail the size of quarters and half-dollars.
    — Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The storm could bring half-dollar-sized hail and winds up to 60 mph, according to the weather service warnings.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
  • Even so, a few clusters could hold together long enough to reach our northwest counties, bringing wind gusts up to 60 mph and hail up to half-dollar size.
    — Nelly Carreno, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Thunderstorms also impacted Chicago, where half-dollar size hail fell.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Other dangerous weather expected Wednesday was damaging wind up to 70 mph and large hail up to half-dollar size.
    — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In 1926, to celebrate the country’s 150th birthday, a half-dollar was minted featuring Pres.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Officials expect thunderstorms to roll into portions of central and northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana bringing up to 60 mph winds and up to a half-dollar size hail.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • His image appeared overlaid with George Washington’s on a commemorative half-dollar coin to mark the nation’s sesquicentennial in 1926.
    — Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The first was a half-dollar coin with both George Washington and then-President Calvin Coolidge issued in 1926 to mark the country’s 150th anniversary.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
  • In 1926, a half-dollar for the Sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary, featured Coolidge and Washington.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • In 1926, a half-dollar for the Sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary, featured Coolidge and Washington.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • How to identify them The legs of a brown recluse stretch to about the size of a quarter to a half-dollar, according to the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service.
    — Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In 1926, a half-dollar for the Sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary, featured Coolidge and George Washington.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • In 1926, the nation’s 150th anniversary, then-President Calvin Coolidge appeared on a commemorative half-dollar coin that was official legal tender.
    — Bill Barrow, Fortune, 29 May 2026

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