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 after finding the woman dead, Oswego Police detained the suspect once an officer spotted his car driving down a nearby road.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
The mixed relay takes about a half hour to complete.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Aside from holding Jeff Probst hostage to a five-and-a-half hour ramble?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
By the end of that first half hour, he has been unmasked as the bloody avenger of the backyard.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
The mixed relay takes about a half hour to complete.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Aside from holding Jeff Probst hostage to a five-and-a-half hour ramble?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
By the end of that first half hour, he has been unmasked as the bloody avenger of the backyard.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for half hour
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“Half hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20hour. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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