the half

noun

: the time when the first half of a game ends : halftime

The score was tied at the half.

Examples of the half in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Star Wars’ big screen output slowed in the half-decade after The Rise of Skywalker, with this past summer’s The Mandalorian and Grogu the first Star Wars film since 2019. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026

American Doctor from Watermelon Pictures passed the half million mark with $23k at 30 theaters. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026

The Seminoles led 24-7 at the half and were slow to put the game away as a result of the Bears’ long drives. — Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026

Then Jason Myers and Stevens traded 57-yard field goals in the final minute of the half. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the half

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