How to Use by half in a Sentence

by half

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• Shear it back by half at this time to encourage new growth and flowers.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
• Argentina have been ahead by half-time in both their games at the time of writing.
  — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 27 June 2026
• The team found that, at best, these factors offset AI’s potential to reduce budget deficits by half.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 July 2026
• With the incoming fall class, the number of students from families earning $100,000 to $200,000 has increased by half, Leach said.
  — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026
• Meanwhile, in the Department of Justice, the Education Opportunities Section has shrunk by half, according to estimates provided by Justice Connection, a network of department alumni.
  — Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026