Examples of half hour in a Sentence
Trains depart every half hour.
I waited a half hour in line.
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The greater North Conway area is close by too, about a half hour drive that’s easy and pretty.
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Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
Streamed live on YouTube, the two and half hour ceremony was (blissfully) commercial free, which sped things up but meant guests didn’t have the usual opportunity to mix and mingle.
—Paul Chi, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
The first half hour of the film, Del Toro believes, establishes its ambition and operatic quality.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
But a half hour later, the man was still there, so the officers arrested him.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
Streamed live on YouTube, the two and half hour ceremony was (blissfully) commercial free, which sped things up but meant guests didn’t have the usual opportunity to mix and mingle.
—Paul Chi, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
The first half hour of the film, Del Toro believes, establishes its ambition and operatic quality.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
But a half hour later, the man was still there, so the officers arrested him.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Half hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20hour. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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