How to Use by half in a Sentence

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• Each clip in the eight-pack measures just an inch and a half long by half an inch wide.
  — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
• 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
• Being able to grapple with that, make the investments and cut our footprint by half [has been a big step.
  — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
• If traders start worrying the Fed could raise rates by half point hike at any meeting this year, that could hurt stocks.
  — Sarah Min, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
• Continue to cook until the wine has reduced by half, about 2 more minutes.
  — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
• The Jays now lead the Mariners by half a game and the Rays by a game and a half in the wild-card standings.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
• Potted plants can be fertilized twice per month but dilute the fertilizer by half to prevent salt buildup in the soil.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026
• Be sure to adjust the spreader settings to reduce the application rate by half with this approach.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
• Among homeowners who pursued at least one claim, 53% said their premiums increased by half or more over the past five years.
  — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
• In the adjacent room, the original dining area was reduced by half to make room for Khechemyan’s dream kitchen.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
• SpaceX shares are down by half from their June peak as investors worry Musk may have oversold them on its future prospects.
  — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
• Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and let simmer for 15 minutes, until reduced by half and thickened.
  — ABC News, 23 Sep. 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
• Kpler data indicates that volume has since fallen by half, and a sustained Houthi campaign could choke the route further.
  — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
• Layer half of cookies, slightly overlapping, followed by half of bananas and half of strawberries.
  — Martha Stewart, 17 July 2026
• Cut Stems Back By Half Help leggy petunias grow bushier by cutting the plant back by half.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 July 2026
• Further, the hinge mechanism provides a bit more assistance, and the magnets are a bit weaker, reducing the force needed to open the phone by half.
  — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026
• Fifty-one percent of policyholders living in the southern portion of the state said in the survey that their premiums increased by half or more over the last five years.
  — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
• Add reserved soy sauce mixture and cook, tossing occasionally, until liquid is reduced by half, about 2 minutes.
  — Christina Chaey, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
• Then, weeks after the conflict broke out, the country abruptly slashed its oil purchases, eventually cutting them by half compared with prewar levels.
  — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
• East of this zone, the extra warmth is nearing 4 degrees Celsius, beating the previous record event in 1997 by half a degree.
  — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
• Their tardiness, which saw the start delayed by half an hour, was continued on the field with India looking like a rabble in the face of the onslaught from Buttler and Brook.
  — Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026
• Aspen’s population declined by half after the silver crash, and the economy of the Roaring Fork valley turned to farming and ranching.
  — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 July 2026
• But my research shows that official counts underestimate the real number of evictions in metro Detroit by half because many landlords ignore the law and skip the formal court process.
  — Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
• According to workers, the company had offered a 20% raise over five years in exchange for eliminating retirement benefits and cutting sick leave by half.
  — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
• The reason why so many hotels, cruise lines and tour operators still base prices on double occupancy is that their costs – the room, the berth, the coach seat, the guide – don’t fall by half when the second person fails to materialize.
  — Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
• Democratic socialist The specific label of democratic socialist is seen as positive by half the party — more by younger and more liberal Democrats.
  — Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
• Most of the breakout products retail under $30, undercutting comparable prestige serums by half or more while riding the same social-media discovery engine.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
• An independent board narrowed the applicant pool down by half, searching for the most innovative designs, cohesive collections and quality craftsmanship.
  — Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026