How to Use half a dozen in a Sentence

half a dozen

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  • Yes, there are still half a dozen weeks to go.
    CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The woods erupted with half a dozen hens.
    Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
  • That's been the case for at least half a dozen years, and users stuck around.
    WIRED, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Within less than a mile, there were a half a dozen or more clubs.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
  • This served as the base for half a dozen sautéed and grilled vegetables.
    Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The band earns half a dozen new wins thanks to this latest avalanche of bestsellers.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
  • More tellingly still, on the block in front of me are half a dozen dead pheasants.
    Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
  • More than a decade ago, there were about half a dozen zoos in the Gaza Strip.
    Daniel Estrin, NPR, 15 June 2024
  • That cut also starts on top of at least half a dozen other rankings.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • His home studio overlooks half a dozen speedboats idled at a dock.
    Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The school district now has more than half a dozen specialists on staff.
    Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The couple put offers on half a dozen houses.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • It has since been abandoned, used as a homeless camp, and had half a dozen fires last year.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Firefighters from half a dozen cities were dispatched to the area to help.
    Patricia Oleas and Cesar Olmos, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2023
  • That’s half a dozen reasons to increase your oat intake right there.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024
  • There are half a dozen dogs to choose from, including a couple with chili.
    Fielding Buck, Orange County Register, 16 July 2024
  • The Senate has struck down the same budget bills more than half a dozen times.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Swirling around her was a team of half a dozen people, who were preparing to record a new episode.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The album is present on half a dozen tallies and is a top 40 win on all but one.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • About half a dozen of those are likely to be decided by tight margins.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Everyone on his crew of about half a dozen was also born south of the border.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Kathie identified him as her attacker out of a group of about half a dozen men.
    Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
  • The holder is easy to install and holds half a dozen different items.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 May 2024
  • With half a dozen new restaurants opening over the next few months, there are plenty of new places to try.
    Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
  • Not to mention, having watched the actual movie at least half a dozen times.
    Joe Salas june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
  • Here are half a dozen national parks that are better in winter.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 23 Feb. 2026
  • It may have been abandoned mid-draft or rewritten ten times over, or restarted in half a dozen places.
    Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The team logged more than half a dozen reports to the weather service over the weekend.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 10 June 2025
  • Moss’ case is among half a dozen the unit has solved with the use of forensic genealogy.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
  • The stonemason then uses a drill to core out half a dozen or so cylinder blocks from each slab.
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026

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