Examples of half hour in a Sentence
Trains depart every half hour.
I waited a half hour in line.
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The park itself was already filled with well over 150 people in just the first half hour of the event on Saturday.
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David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
About a half hour later, officers responded to the area of East 85th Terrace and Crystal Avenue to investigate reports of shots being fired.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Miami is about a half hour south.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026
On average, CareTrust nursing homes provided a half hour less nursing care per resident per day than the national average of four hours.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
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David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
About a half hour later, officers responded to the area of East 85th Terrace and Crystal Avenue to investigate reports of shots being fired.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Miami is about a half hour south.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026
On average, CareTrust nursing homes provided a half hour less nursing care per resident per day than the national average of four hours.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 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 26 Apr. 2026.
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