better half
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Synonyms
consort, mate, partner, significant other, spouse
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When her not-so-better half, Red, also played by N’yongo, wants to air her grievances, Adelaide listens intently and, as a result, learns important information to help her family survive. — Susan X Jane, Glamour, "In Us, Lupita Nyong’o Is the Horror Heroine We’ve Been Waiting For," 22 Mar. 2019 View this post on Instagram Happy birthday to my better half always! — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "Who Is Anthony De La Torre, Lana Condor's Boyfriend and Fellow Actor?," 7 Feb. 2019 That’s a far better half for Argentina — surely their most determined, most focused of the World Cup. — Matthew Futterman And Andrew Das, New York Times, "Argentina Finds World Cup Salvation in Thriller Over Nigeria," 27 June 2018 Cassius WInston played his best half of basketball in the second half Saturday. — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan State shows championship potential in thrilling win over Purdue," 10 Feb. 2018 For me, there was no other options but to come out and have a better half. — Jordan Culver, Pro Soccer USA, "Orlando Pride midfielder Alanna Kennedy’s match against Sky Blue was ‘a tale of two halves’," 18 June 2018 Although fans have gotten a closer look into their relationship on his HGTV show in the past few years, there's so much more to Linda besides being Drew's better half. — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, "Everything You Need to Know About Drew Scott's Wife, Linda Phan," 2 June 2018 There, Prior helped revitalize the career of Olaf Kolzig, a peripatetic goaltender who spent the better half of his first eight years as a pro in the minors. — Matt Rybaltowski, New York Times, "A Source of Fleury’s Success in Las Vegas? His New Goaltending Coach," 11 May 2018 The property is reigned over by the haughty Marchesa Alfonsina de Luna (Nicoletta Braschi, Robert Benigni’s better half), who has about 50 people working for her on her tobacco plantation as sharecroppers. — Boyd Van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Happy as Lazzaro' ('Lazzaro Felice'): Film Review | Cannes 2018," 13 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'better half.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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