Examples of better half in a Sentence
Please come to our party—and your better half is invited, too!
“Allow me to introduce you to my better half, Joan”
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Three in five of those polled lived with their partner, while 15% shared a child with their partner, and 70% co-owned a pet with their better half.
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Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
Sylvia is so deliriously pleased, in fact, that she’s just sent breakup telegrams to their better halves.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 24 July 2023
Since 2016, the fitness trainer and model has been Spears's ultimate cheerleader, having gushed over the singer's strength in multiple interviews and incessantly advocated for her wellbeing and freedom throughout the better half of her 13-year-long conservatorship and beyond.
—Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Dec. 2022
But, of course, the movie is really about Ken’s other, better half, played by Robbie with a radiant sweetness that might have worked better with a bit more satiric bite (Amy Schumer was to have starred in a much earlier incarnation).
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
As of now, though, Lexi and Mal are on the right path to finding love in a sea of confused semi-single people hoping to drift into their better halves.
—Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 26 May 2023
Kraft’s better half wore a beige, form-fitting Naeem Khan gown, while the Patriots’ owner wore a dark suit and tie, and his signature sneakers.
—Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
Happy Mother's Day to my better half, and Helen's favorite.
—Jillian Pretzel, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
So who is Bryce Harper's better half?
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
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Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
Sylvia is so deliriously pleased, in fact, that she’s just sent breakup telegrams to their better halves.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 24 July 2023
Since 2016, the fitness trainer and model has been Spears's ultimate cheerleader, having gushed over the singer's strength in multiple interviews and incessantly advocated for her wellbeing and freedom throughout the better half of her 13-year-long conservatorship and beyond.
—Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Dec. 2022
But, of course, the movie is really about Ken’s other, better half, played by Robbie with a radiant sweetness that might have worked better with a bit more satiric bite (Amy Schumer was to have starred in a much earlier incarnation).
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
As of now, though, Lexi and Mal are on the right path to finding love in a sea of confused semi-single people hoping to drift into their better halves.
—Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 26 May 2023
Kraft’s better half wore a beige, form-fitting Naeem Khan gown, while the Patriots’ owner wore a dark suit and tie, and his signature sneakers.
—Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
Happy Mother's Day to my better half, and Helen's favorite.
—Jillian Pretzel, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
So who is Bryce Harper's better half?
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
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First Known Use
circa 1586, in the meaning defined above
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“Better half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/better%20half. Accessed 28 Sep. 2023.
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better half
noun
: spouse
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