Examples of half an hour in a Sentence
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The operation, officials said, unfolded in less than half an hour overnight but drew on weeks of rehearsals and a vast armada of aircraft and intelligence assets that tracked Maduro’s behavioral habits.
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Time, 3 Jan. 2026
According to PennDOT, all of the outbound lanes between the on-ramp from Bates Street at the Oakland interchange to the Squirrel Hill Tunnel were closed to traffic for about half an hour.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
About a half an hour later, Bradley had vanished.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
On November 13, as more than half a million students nationwide sat down for the Suneung, all flights across the country were barred from taking off or landing for half an hour to make sure there were no noisy distractions during a listening comprehension section.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
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Time, 3 Jan. 2026
According to PennDOT, all of the outbound lanes between the on-ramp from Bates Street at the Oakland interchange to the Squirrel Hill Tunnel were closed to traffic for about half an hour.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
About a half an hour later, Bradley had vanished.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
On November 13, as more than half a million students nationwide sat down for the Suneung, all flights across the country were barred from taking off or landing for half an hour to make sure there were no noisy distractions during a listening comprehension section.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Half an hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20an%20hour. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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