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

Revenue from the half-cent sales tax would allow the Los Angeles Fire Department to hire more firefighters and civilian staff, purchase new fire trucks, engines, ambulances and other equipment, as well as build new fire stations and repair existing ones, proponents say. —City News Service, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026

Along Southern coastlines, oysters on the half shell and key lime pies are both common staples on the menus at fish camps and seafood restaurants. —Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026

But the Blue Devils scored the final 13 points of the half, erasing a 30-24 Cal lead and taking a 37-30 advantage — and all the momentum — into the locker room. —Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026

Minnesota’s zone defense stymied the Badgers at the end of the half, with nine straight stops including five turnovers and zero points over the final five minutes for a 35-28 lead. —Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for the half

• behalf
• carafe
• digraph
• distaff
• falstaff
• giraffe
• subgraph
• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph