Noun
when I called the company to complain, I was shuttled from one half-pint to the next Adjective
one of those half-pint refrigerators that are designed for small apartments
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On a recent Tuesday at the Counting House, a Fuller’s pub in the City of London, two half-pints of Lucky Saint yielded a bill of £7 including VAT, with no add-ons, handled with a simple tap of the card.—Anthony Palazzo, Fortune Europe, 10 May 2024 Ladle into clean wide-mouth half-pint freezer containers, leaving a 1/2-inch headspace.—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2024 Leticia Ashley, 38, a member of the Navajo Nation, is accused of drinking a half-pint of Fireball liquor in July 2022 before getting behind the wheel with her four children inside, according to a March 6 news release by the U.S. District Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico.—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024 Test Kitchen Tip This DIY condiment makes seven half-pints.—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2023 Milk was 25 cents a qt., coffee cream 23 cents a half-pint.—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023 Cook Time: 45 mins Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Yield: 6 half-pint jars In the South, peach jam is the ideal way to revel in summer's sweet flavors just a little bit longer.—Rishon Hanners, Southern Living, 30 June 2023
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