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

His 69-yard kick Saturday came after the Bucs turned the ball over on downs at the Kansas City 49-yard line with eight seconds left in the half. — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

The Liberty’s 6-foot-6 center had 17 points and seven rebounds at the half as New York held a 53-49 advantage. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Seattle scored the final 14 points in the second quarter, holding Dallas without a point for the final four-plus minutes of the half, but still trailed 56-35. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

But on the final play of the half, the Reseda defense stepped up to keep the deficit at 6-0. — Felipe Gamino, Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the half

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