in half

phrase

: into two equal or nearly equal parts

cut the apple in half

Examples of in half in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fresh off the best electoral performance in half a century, Democratic officials and strategists will converge on Denver starting Thursday to plot a further course for the party and revel in their gains. — Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

But after the Democratic Party scored its biggest series of congressional wins in half a century, Sánchez and his allies are feeling encouraged. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026

An overland mail route established by the pony express in the spring of 1860 cut mail delivery times in half, but within 18 months it was made obsolete by a nationwide telegraph system. — Terry Hartle, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Nov. 2026

The event has gone viral, with videos showing a crowd of outstretched hands reaching toward, trying and failing to push the 110-ton stainless steel sculpture, albeit mostly with just one hand, which arguably reduces their chance of success in half. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in half

• behalf
• carafe
• distaff
• falstaff
• giraffe
• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph