How to Use in half in a Sentence
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The two-in-one flatiron dries and smooths your strands at once to cut your styling time in half.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 25 June 2026
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Lindor cut the deficit in half with a leadoff homer in the seventh.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 30 June 2026
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Cut a new piece of trimmer line about 10 to 16 feet long and fold it in half.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
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Cut eggs in half lengthwise, and carefully remove yolks; set whites aside.
—Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
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Place a 36x18-inch piece of foil on your work surface and fold it in half to make an 18-inch square.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2026
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Salazar says those efficiencies cut the typical transaction timeline roughly in half.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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After a moment’s thought, Greenwald told her to do the lumpectomy—and the tamoxifen, which would cut the chance of cancer recurrence in half.
—Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
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Lukaku cut Senegal’s lead in half in the 86th minute, finishing off a setup from Thomas Meunier to give Belgium life.
—Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
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Francisco Lindor led off the seventh with his third home run of the season off right-hander Trey Yesavage to cut the Blue Jays’ lead in half.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
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