How to Use halve in a Sentence

halve

verb

• The store is halving the price of many summer items.
• As the salmon cooks, halve the other lime.
  — Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
• Lai’s earnings have halved in the past year.
  — Catherine Phillips, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
• Drain eggs; halve each lengthwise.
  — Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
• When the peaches have cooled, drain, peel, halve and pit them.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
• Zest the lime on top, then halve the lime and squeeze lime juice on top, to taste.
  — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 1 July 2020
• The Ducks halved their deficit on a broken play.
  — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
• Peel the eggs, then halve them and gently push, or spoon, out the yolks.
  — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
• Add trimmed and halved fresh green beans, and cook for 8 minutes.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
• The right reform is not to halve the cadence.
  — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
• Garcia halved a four-run deficit in the eighth inning.
  — Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
• Add 1 pear, peeled, halved, cored, cut sides down, and cover pan.
  — Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Feb. 2026
• Using these tools and workflows can halve your time.
  — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
• The company’s share price has more than halved in the past year.
  — Sabah Meddings, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024
• If yours is smaller, halve the recipe or plan to churn it in batches.
  — Ann Maloney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
• The crowd roared as River halved Palmeiras’ lead.
  — Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
• With over four minutes left, the Ducks pulled their goalie and halved their deficit.
  — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
• When did Bittensor halve and what will come next?
  — Ben Weiss, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
• Using a fork and a knife, halve the chile, then remove the stem and scrape the seeds off.
  — Pati Jinich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
• Let cool, then halve and scoop out the flesh into a bowl, and mash with a fork until smooth.
  — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
• That plan would halve the travel time for light rail passengers.
  — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• Strict rationing enabled the city to halve its water use and avert the worst.
  — CNN, 20 June 2022
• Peel and halve the eggs, placing them next to the potatoes on the platter.
  — Washington Post, 1 July 2021
• Chop the celery and carrots into large pieces, and peel and halve the onion.
  — Kim Severson, The Seattle Times, 20 Nov. 2018
• That figure was then halved for good behavior in prison.
  — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
• Reed’s 30-foot birdie chance on the 18th to halve the match stayed above the hole.
  — Doug Ferguson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2019
• Make the full recipe to serve 10 to 12 hungry guests, or halve it.
  — Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2020
• Our favorite method involves flash-freezing them whole or halved.
  — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026
• Japan’s cohort of 20-year-olds has already halved from its peak.
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
• Once halved and the seeds have been scooped out, use a melon baller to scoop out small balls of cantaloupe.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2024