How to Use half-marathon in a Sentence

half-marathon

noun
  • Neither had ever run a marathon — or even a half-marathon.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2026
  • There’s even a half-marathon and 5K to kick off this season.
    — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
  • If your goal is to run a half-marathon, don’t save the party for the finish line.
    — Kelly Mickle, SELF, 29 Dec. 2025
  • At the end of a half-marathon, runners are usually wiped out.
    — Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • There’s also a half-marathon options for those who prefer it.
    — oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The event also hosted a 5K and half-marathon.
    — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 8 Nov. 2025
  • And ever since, he’s been running and running – marathons and half-marathons.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Davis and her husband have traveled the country to compete in half-marathons.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
  • This is why many half-marathon and marathon training plans heavily bias slow running.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The event also offers half-marathon and 5k distances.
    — Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Race walk world records were set in the inaugural women's half-marathon and marathon events.
    — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Or, give yourself the goal of running a half-marathon or full marathon to make those miles really count.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 27 June 2023
  • The resilience stuck with him; the next morning, Caffey signed up for a half-marathon.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Kurt's key takeaways A robot winning a half-marathon sounds like clickbait.
    — Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • And Musselman, a few months short of 60, looks prepared to run a half-marathon.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
  • His next goal is to complete a half-marathon in under two hours, and there's no doubt his friends will be cheering for him throughout.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Wearing a crop top for a workout might seem as practical as running a half-marathon in stilettos.
    — Cory Stieg, refinery29.com, 5 June 2024
  • The Beijing robot half-marathon was a distraction.
    — Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Tiangong also won the world's first humanoid robot half-marathon, held in Beijing last year.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Chan, 62, has run in 98 half-marathons and two full marathons in the Rock ‘n’ Roll franchise.
    — Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2023
  • The confusion unfolded as a steady stream of women’s half-marathon runners crossed the finish line.
    — Vivian Yao, Baltimore Sun, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Dempster has been training for six months and completed a half-marathon in 1 hour 50 minutes.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
  • What started as fun little videos quickly took off when a clip of Harper running her first half-marathon went viral.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • But on Sunday, an android outpaced the entire field to run a half-marathon faster than even the quickest human.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Back in March, a half-marathon runner lost a championship and a shot at a world title when a guide vehicle made a wrong turn.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Of those who participated, 40 percent were running a half-marathon for the first time.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Last April, just weeks after having open brain surgery, Lochtefeld completed a half-marathon.
    — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Once Jemison returned to her first all-staff meeting, colleagues and staff wore shirts of her crossing the finish line at a half-marathon.
    — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
  • While China is poised to be at the forefront of development, this year’s half-marathon event was not without its setbacks.
    — Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The start line for the marathon and half-marathon is at 22nd Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
    — Laura Fay, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025

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