and a half
idiom
1
—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
2
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.
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In a post on Reddit, the woman explained that she and her husband have been married for about two and a half years.
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The 6-foot-4, 309-pound lineman played in eight total games for the team over the past two seasons, producing 15 tackles, a QB hit and a half-sack.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
The survey found that the number of Americans taking drugs like semaglutide (which include the brands Ozempic and Wegovy) or tirzepatide (under the brands Zepbound and Mounjaro) for weight loss more than doubled over the past year and a half.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Middlekauff is certainly not the only person who feels this way, and a year and a half into Williams' professional career, the lack of production is becoming increasingly worrisome.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The 6-foot-4, 309-pound lineman played in eight total games for the team over the past two seasons, producing 15 tackles, a QB hit and a half-sack.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
The survey found that the number of Americans taking drugs like semaglutide (which include the brands Ozempic and Wegovy) or tirzepatide (under the brands Zepbound and Mounjaro) for weight loss more than doubled over the past year and a half.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Middlekauff is certainly not the only person who feels this way, and a year and a half into Williams' professional career, the lack of production is becoming increasingly worrisome.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for and a half
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“And a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20a%20half. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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