half dozen

idiom

: six
a half dozen eggs

Examples of half dozen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Friday’s move also unfreezes more than a half dozen other lawsuits pending against Giuliani, which collectively demand more than $150 million in addition to the cash owed the election workers. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024 More than a half dozen prominent Republicans seen as likely VP choices, including Britt's Senate colleagues J.D. Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024 More than a half dozen of the top golfers in the world were within a shot or two of the top as things came to a head Sunday, before Scheffler and Kim separated themselves to finish 22-under, a shot shy of Keegan Bradley’s course record set in 2023. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024 Kelce has attended the tour a half dozen times since the couple went public last year. Bryan West, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for half dozen 

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“Half dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20dozen. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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