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

Iamaleava threw a red-zone interception with 51 seconds left in the half. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Italy then switched to a zone defense and went on a 16-7 spurt to close the half down 30-24. — ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026

UMass went into the locker room up 24-7 at the half after a 17-point second quarter, and never looked back. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

And when Keeley goes to console the team and apologize for the half-empty stadium, she’s effectively told not to worry about it. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the half

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