Examples of half hour in a Sentence
Trains depart every half hour.
I waited a half hour in line.
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Roughly a half hour before that flight landed, the men learned their true destination.
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Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Doors open a half hour before for the open seating.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
Bake for about one-and-a-half hours; cover with foil for the last fifteen minutes.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
The flight eventually arrived in Salt Lake City about two-and-a-half hours late.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
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Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Doors open a half hour before for the open seating.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
Bake for about one-and-a-half hours; cover with foil for the last fifteen minutes.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
The flight eventually arrived in Salt Lake City about two-and-a-half hours late.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for half hour
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“Half hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20hour. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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