half dozen

idiom

: six
a half dozen eggs

Examples of half dozen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Texas wildfires force evacuations, respiratory warnings Mandatory evacuations are in effect in more than a half dozen Texas towns, the weather service said. USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024 All the pasta for Bacco's more than a half dozen selections, according to its online menu, is made in-house. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 1 Feb. 2024 The problem is that for every element that clicks, there are a half dozen more that don’t. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024 By late morning, the police had made a half dozen attempts to disperse them using a mix of tear gas, rubber bullets, and pepper spray, but to no avail. Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2024 Get The Recipe 37 of 40 Picnic Egg Salad Use a half dozen of your Easter eggs for this recipe or boil extra eggs and stick them in the fridge. Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2024 More than a half dozen individuals, including production crew, have filed lawsuits against Baldwin and production as a result of the shooting, citing negligence on set and sparking conversations about the use of weapons on Hollywood sets. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2024 Saturday's attack was the only deadly shark encounter in Hawaii in 2023, though there have been more than a half dozen incidents involving sharks in Hawaii this year, according to the state's Department of Land and Natural Resources. Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2023 Hunt placed a paper cup of coffee in his hand, and the two of them gathered up a half dozen binders as the sun breached the horizon, falling on the South Lawn and an encampment of Truthers that had occupied the green around the Washington Monument. Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2024

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“Half dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20dozen. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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