half as big/much/good as

phrase

—used to say that the size, amount, or quality of one thing is half or nearly half that of another

The bush is half as tall as the tree.

This dress costs half as much as that one.

If 100 people were expected and 50 came, only half as many people came as were expected.

If he can play the guitar half as well as he can sing, he should have quite a career.

Examples of half as big/much/good as in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unfortunately for Tesla, that growth is only half as much as the increase in production. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026

Today, solar energy plus the cost to store it is about half as much as new coal plants, according to Ember. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026

Between his personal stash of Bitcoin, and his hoard of Binance’s BNB tokens—which are worth half as much as in October—CZ is more than $29 billion poorer. — Kirk Ogunrinde, Forbes.com, 7 Feb. 2026

In Texas, relatives are paid half as much as strangers who take in foster kids. — Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026