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half

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adjective

half

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adverb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of half
Noun
Less than a mile down East Schafer Road, deputies said, downed power lines had trapped people in a house that a tornado had blown half away. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2025 The idea of hiring a contractor to provide services at half or less of the cost without creating additional pension obligations — entirely plausible based on what’s happened in other local cities — has never even come up. U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Sea level rise — mostly due to glacial melt largely caused by anthropogenic climate change — has been a hot button topic for the past half century. Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 Indeed, while the stock market has boomed since the election, the bond market indicates growing concerns about inflation and debt growth, with the 10-year rate rising by a half percentage point (to about 4.7%), even as the Fed has continued to cut rates. Harry Holzer, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Adverb
On Tuesday afternoon, Cao said the egg shelves at Song Hy market in Little Saigon in Garden Grove were more than half empty. Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 Mix different finishes and shades of similar color, like this half glossy half metallic pink and green hearts, for a more dynamic nail look. Audrey Noble, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for half 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for half
Noun
  • Thanks in part to the stability provided by this arrangement, the Arctic has been a peaceful region.
    Adam Price, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Peplums also made a return: arriving as a part of a blazer coat that was worn with a pair of trousers in a grey hue.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • However, she was rarely used and wrestled her last match on Nov. 22, 2024.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
  • That was why Trump took in so many UFC matches, visited college football games and NASCAR races, and made Joe Rogan’s endorsement a priority.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Still, data is incomplete and not routinely gathered – with only a third of suspects recording their ethnicity for the 2023 data.
    Nic Robertson, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Additionally, most of the sites that preserve delicate bird fossils from the Cretaceous yield specimens that are so incomplete that scientists can only get hints at their identity.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • Just a couple of years ago, during LVMH watch week, Antoine Pin, the former Bulgari managing director of watches now CEO at TAG Heuer, was pressed on whether or not the company would ever release a Bulgari for men.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Ultimately, various pressures stunted the farms from ever fully realizing their treatment vision.
    TIME, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • What To Know The USGS reported that the earthquake occurred at 6:23 p.m. EST, positioned roughly halfway between the Cayman Islands and Honduras.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
  • His left arm had to be cut above the elbow, halfway up the bicep.
    Christopher O'Donnell, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In a social media post on Wednesday, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called for the termination of financial agreements supporting an additional tranche of funding approved under a section of the IRA called the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Paramount will also take up a section of the townhouse to fête Gladiator II’s three nods as will Black Bear for the aforementioned Conclave and Sing Sing.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The partial solar eclipse will occur from 4:50 a.m. to 8:43 a.m. EDT on March 29, according to Space.com.
    Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Plans are still in the works, but managers are exploring all options and may consider at least partial demolition of the mall.
    Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • However, metered parking at the airport will be enforced at all times.
    Joy Jackson, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Mad About the Boy, which, rather than getting any U.S. theatrical release at all, is streaming on Peacock.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025

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