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

From the achingly cool entrance that frames the stretch of private beach in front, to the half-moon infinity pool that perfectly kisses the ocean beyond it, island living doesn’t get much better, much freer, than this. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

That helped raise the total for the half year, but the number of startups raising $100,000 or more fell to its lowest level since 2021, the data showed. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 27 July 2026

Somewhere between the half-court heaves and the flagrant fouling and flopping, there lies the best version of the WNBA. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

We should be reminded that every one of the half-million dead soldiers left a void that will never be filled. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Rhymes for the half

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