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

After the round-robin games on the half sheet were completed, the championship game was played on full ice. — Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026

When this place is eventually gone — a phrase that feels truly bizarre given the environment this summer and the half-century preceding it — the lasting images will be the seas of red. — Sam McDowell July 3, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026

Eventually, a woman emerged and the pair embraced while the referee stood on the half-way line tapping his wrist. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 4 July 2026

However, at the end of the half, Australia 23-year-old right back Jordan Bos went down with what looked like a lower body injury. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026

Rhymes for the half

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