How to Use halve in a Sentence

halve

verb
  • The store is halving the price of many summer items.
  • Reed’s 30-foot birdie chance on the 18th to halve the match stayed above the hole.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 Dec. 2019
  • 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
  • Now that Tanger’s stock has halved, the fund has to sell.
    Jason Zweig, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2020
  • And the birth of the minivan halved the wagon's share again.
    Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Then, halve the lemon and squeeze the juice into the water.
    Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • Make the full recipe to serve 10 to 12 hungry guests, or halve it.
    Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Few in the crypto world seems to like the name halving.
    Rafael Nam, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
  • When the peaches have cooled, drain, peel, halve and pit them.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
  • The growth of aquaculture has more than halved the U.S. shrimp fleet since the 1990s.
    Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Peel and halve the eggs, placing them next to the potatoes on the platter.
    Washington Post, 1 July 2021
  • 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
  • Make one batch at a time—do not halve or double the recipe.
    Shelli McConnell, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Make one batch at a time; do not halve or double the recipe.
    Sydney Novak, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The company’s share price has more than halved in the past year.
    Sabah Meddings, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Will there be a loss to miners as the reward is halved?
    Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The latter helped Arizona halve its third 14-point deficit of the game.
    Michael Lev, azcentral, 24 Aug. 2019
  • To prepare the passion fruit, halve the fruit and scoop the pulp and seeds into a small bowl.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Cox hit a three before the half to halve Fort Loramie's lead to 24-12.
    Alex Harrison, Cincinnati.com, 8 Mar. 2020
  • This halved the gap between them and their white peers.
    Time, 17 Aug. 2023
  • At the end of 2025, that exemption would have halved again.
    Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Chop the celery and carrots into large pieces, and peel and halve the onion.
    Kim Severson, The Seattle Times, 20 Nov. 2018
  • Note: To halve this recipe use 3 cups broth, ½ cup pasta, 2 eggs and 2 lemons.
    Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Flip the butter on its side and halve it lengthwise again.
    Michelle Lopez, Bon Appétit, 28 Oct. 2019
  • If yours is smaller, halve the recipe or plan to churn it in batches.
    Ann Maloney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Quarter or halve potatoes and put them in a large bowl.
    Yakir Levy, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
  • But Hagestad matched with a 15-foot birdie putt of his own to halve the hole and maintain a 1-up lead.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Earlier in the budget process, the Senate amended the bill that would defund the program to halve the cut, to $1.4 million.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Nuvo says her living expenses in Spain compared to Los Angeles have been nearly halved.
    Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025

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