How to Use the half in a Sentence

the half

noun
  • Hart made his third 3 of the half.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 9 June 2026
  • Leonard had 10 points in the half.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Oday scored 11 points in the half.
    — ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Jones scored 12 points in the half.
    — ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Leonard had 10 points in the half.
    — CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Keyshawn Hall scored nine points in the half.
    — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • People don't even know the half of it.
    — Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • This score would remain the same at the half.
    — Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Which roads will be closed for the half marathon in Austin?
    — Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 17 Jan. 2026
  • But, in some cases, that is just the half of it.
    — Jessica Dickler,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Porter-Brown put up 12 points in the half.
    — ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • As the half-hour wore on, younger people joined the crowd too.
    — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • One of her deep balls came from just inside the half-court line.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • The Bucs trailed 24-6 at the half.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • He was sacked three times by K-State in the half.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Seven Nets scored at least six points in the half.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Brown and Queta both sat out the rest of the half.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
  • The team finished with 20 shots in the half.
    — Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Dockery scored 13 points in the half.
    — ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The Jackets missed six straight shots to end the half.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • But the images at the end of the half were even more alarming.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • That’s how the Bears trailed 14-9 at the half.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Stir in the half & half and cook until heated through.
    — Locke-Ober, Saveur, 22 Jan. 2026
  • In the half dark of High Wood, the owl hoots around my path.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Then the Nuggets struck back, scoring the last eight of the half.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Flemings scored eight points in the half-ending run.
    — ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The Knicks were down, 76-49, at the half.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
  • Denver has the ball with 2 seconds in the half.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Las Vegas had a 6-3 lead at the half.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Start with oysters on the half shell, served with a pickled red onion mignonette.
    — Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026

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