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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That scoreline remained intact for the remainder of the half.
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Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
By the end of the half, the rookie was visibly riled up, due for a big half.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
Prior to the half, Shimmick added a second goal to her highlight reel with a free kick 35 yards away from the net.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
The Mavs then outscored Miami 27-18 to close the second quarter, with Doncic scoring six to go to the half with 19, and Irving entering the half with 21 points.
Doncic (averaging 34 points per game) and Irving (26 per game) entered as the league’s highest-scoring duo.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
At the end of the first quarter, the teams were tied up, and by the end of the half, South Carolina only led by 1 point.
—NBC News, 7 Apr. 2024
In the half hour or so before totality, as the moon makes its progress across the circle of the sun, colors shift to hues of red and brown.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
No other Kings player had more than Sabonis’ seven points in the half.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Apr. 2024
Adebayo was totally out of sync early, opening 1 for 8 and going to the half with five points and two turnovers.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
By the end of the half, the rookie was visibly riled up, due for a big half.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
Prior to the half, Shimmick added a second goal to her highlight reel with a free kick 35 yards away from the net.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
The Mavs then outscored Miami 27-18 to close the second quarter, with Doncic scoring six to go to the half with 19, and Irving entering the half with 21 points.
Doncic (averaging 34 points per game) and Irving (26 per game) entered as the league’s highest-scoring duo.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
At the end of the first quarter, the teams were tied up, and by the end of the half, South Carolina only led by 1 point.
—NBC News, 7 Apr. 2024
In the half hour or so before totality, as the moon makes its progress across the circle of the sun, colors shift to hues of red and brown.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
No other Kings player had more than Sabonis’ seven points in the half.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Apr. 2024
Adebayo was totally out of sync early, opening 1 for 8 and going to the half with five points and two turnovers.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
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“The half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20half. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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