the half
noun
: the time when the first half of a game ends : halftime
The score was tied at the half.
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Knicks star point guard Jalen Brunson was 4-of-8 from beyond the arc, Josh Hart made 3-of-5, Karl-Anthony Towns was 2-of-2 and Landry Shamet went 3-of-5 off the bench as New York sank 18 three-pointers, tying the NBA Playoffs first-half record on their way to an 81-57 lead at the half.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
The chess match continued into the final minute of the half.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Using four Whitney Houston pop culture moments as a reference point, the team reimagined four new costumes for Ellie to wear during the half-time show.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 9 May 2026
While Sharpe’s casting was inevitably, and depressingly, dismissed as another sign of wokeism gone mad, the half-Japanese/half-British actor ultimately brings something new to the table.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
The chess match continued into the final minute of the half.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Using four Whitney Houston pop culture moments as a reference point, the team reimagined four new costumes for Ellie to wear during the half-time show.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 9 May 2026
While Sharpe’s casting was inevitably, and depressingly, dismissed as another sign of wokeism gone mad, the half-Japanese/half-British actor ultimately brings something new to the table.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the half
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“The half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20half. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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