by half

phrase

: by a great deal

too clever by half

Examples of by half in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

SpaceX shares are down by half from their June peak as investors worry Musk may have oversold them on its future prospects. — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Then, weeks after the conflict broke out, the country abruptly slashed its oil purchases, eventually cutting them by half compared with prewar levels. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Aspen’s population declined by half after the silver crash, and the economy of the Roaring Fork valley turned to farming and ranching. — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 July 2026

Further, the hinge mechanism provides a bit more assistance, and the magnets are a bit weaker, reducing the force needed to open the phone by half. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for by half

• behalf
• carafe
• distaff
• falstaff
• giraffe
• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph