Examples of half an hour in a Sentence
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Taking a short daytime nap—no longer than half an hour—may also give you the energy to stay up later and sleep later, Miner said.
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Jamie Ducharme, Health, 30 Jan. 2026
More importantly, be patient and give your eyes time to adjust (at least half an hour) to the darkness.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
He was arrested less than half an hour after the crime, when a witness reported a suspect running away from the scene.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
The smiling man kept it up for half an hour.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
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Jamie Ducharme, Health, 30 Jan. 2026
More importantly, be patient and give your eyes time to adjust (at least half an hour) to the darkness.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
He was arrested less than half an hour after the crime, when a witness reported a suspect running away from the scene.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
The smiling man kept it up for half an hour.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Half an hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20an%20hour. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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