half-dollar
noun
half-dol·lar
ˈhaf-ˈdä-lər 
ˈhäf-
1
: a coin representing one half of a dollar
2
: the sum of 50 cents
Examples of half-dollar in a Sentence
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Besides, my imaginary White House sources say that Trump, after shooting down idea of replacing President John F. Kennedy on the old half-dollar coin, is planning to replace George Washington on the $1 bill.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 20 Nov. 2025
It’s survived by the nickel, dime, quarter, and rarely seen half-dollar and dollar coins.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
This rule has appeared in similar statutes and reaches back to longstanding Treasury practice, though historians note an exception: Calvin Coolidge, who appeared on a commemorative half-dollar while still in office in 1926.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
How to identify The legs of a brown recluse span roughly the size of a quarter to a half-dollar.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
The weather service warned of 60 mph wind gusts and half-dollar size hail.
—Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
She was also treated for a hole in her uterus roughly the size of a quarter or half-dollar, according to the complaint.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Various sizes of hail were reported in Palm Beach County and Broward County throughout Friday, from quarter size to 1.5 inches, about the size of a ping-pong ball, in areas of Lake Worth Beach and half-dollar size hail in Pembroke Pines, according to NWS Miami preliminary local storm reports.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 20 Nov. 2025
It’s survived by the nickel, dime, quarter, and rarely seen half-dollar and dollar coins.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
This rule has appeared in similar statutes and reaches back to longstanding Treasury practice, though historians note an exception: Calvin Coolidge, who appeared on a commemorative half-dollar while still in office in 1926.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
How to identify The legs of a brown recluse span roughly the size of a quarter to a half-dollar.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
The weather service warned of 60 mph wind gusts and half-dollar size hail.
—Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
She was also treated for a hole in her uterus roughly the size of a quarter or half-dollar, according to the complaint.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Various sizes of hail were reported in Palm Beach County and Broward County throughout Friday, from quarter size to 1.5 inches, about the size of a ping-pong ball, in areas of Lake Worth Beach and half-dollar size hail in Pembroke Pines, according to NWS Miami preliminary local storm reports.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
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