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

The lighthearted postgame mood belied what became a tense environment at halftime when Toronto closed the half on a 12-0 run to trail by one point. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

Receiving the ball with a defender on his back, the 16-year-old not only rode the challenge with ease, but did so on the half-turn to change the complexion of the Arsenal attack. — Art De Roché, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

With goals from Roberto Piccoli and Moise Kean on either side of the half time whistle, however, the Italians got away with a draw from a Madrid side that lacked a number of its World Cup stars. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Toronto tied it at the half when Mihailovic scored off a deflection seven minutes into stoppage time. — CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the half

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