and a half

idiom

—used in measurements of time, distance, weight, etc., to indicate one half of the stated unit of measurement

My daughter is two and a half (years old).

The fish was a foot and a half long.

weighs ten and a half pounds

informal

—used to say that something is very good, large, difficult, etc.

That was a meal and a half!

Renovating a house is a job and a half.

Examples of and a half in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web During the two and a half months of practices, the girls learned everything from walking in heels, public speaking, dance routines, how to style their hair and do their makeup. —

J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2024 Over the next two and a half hours, however, a captivating person emerged. —

Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 7 June 2024 Hogan had been homeless for the last year and a half after his grandmother’s landlord gave them 30 days notice. —

C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024 Over the past year and a half, the company has also hired a new CFO, CMO, and CIO. —

Eli Joseph, Fortune, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for and a half

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