Examples of half hour in a Sentence
Trains depart every half hour.
I waited a half hour in line.
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About a half hour later, authorities in Jackson said a child was shot in the abdomen near a tailgate section at Jackson State University stadium.
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Alexandra Faul, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Located in North Adams, Massachusetts, the art center is an hour’s drive from Albany, New York, or two-and-a-half hours from Boston.
—Miguel Figueroa, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
The network could also expand local news, giving affiliates an extra half hour and perhaps plugging in reruns at midnight.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Flights were still able to take off and land, but had to manage without the control tower, following procedures typically used at smaller airports, resulting in delays of more than two and half hours at certain points.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Faul, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Located in North Adams, Massachusetts, the art center is an hour’s drive from Albany, New York, or two-and-a-half hours from Boston.
—Miguel Figueroa, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
The network could also expand local news, giving affiliates an extra half hour and perhaps plugging in reruns at midnight.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Flights were still able to take off and land, but had to manage without the control tower, following procedures typically used at smaller airports, resulting in delays of more than two and half hours at certain points.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Half hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20hour. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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