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

And the half-time changes, the loss of control, the sense of miscalculation, would be held against Tuchel for years. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Mainly clear skies will allow for near perfect conditions to view the half-sun alignment for the last time this summer. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 11 July 2026

The Sparks rode a 16-2 run midway through the second quarter to lead by as many as eight before the half. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

The Americans, at last coming up for air, had a moment late in the half that buoyed a capacity crowd in Seattle’s NFL stadium and numerous watch parties throughout San Diego County. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for the half

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