How to Use halftime in a Sentence

halftime

noun

• The score was tied at halftime.
• The coaches discussed strategy during halftime.
• The Nuggets had a 30-point lead at halftime and went on the capture the series 4-2.
  — oregonlive, 1 June 2023
• The Comets were in good shape to reward those fans with a 4-1 lead at halftime.
  — Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2024
• The group’s co-founder, Dr. Dre, performed as part of the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
• But Salesian cut its deficit to 31-27 at halftime with drives to the basket.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
• The Blue Devils wouldn’t score again until the third quarter as the Irish built a 6-1 halftime lead.
  — USA TODAY, 29 May 2023
• At halftime, a tow truck was rolling in reverse toward the Hyundai.
  — George Gurley, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• Neither team scored in the second quarter, and the game was tied 2-2 at halftime.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 1 June 2023
• Portland came out of the halftime break and doubled its lead in short order.
  — oregonlive, 31 May 2023
• Three more Northfield buckets later, the score is 39-29 at halftime and the Nighthawks crowd is back in this.
  — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2024
• The Chatsworth High sophomore missed his first six shots and was limited to 10 points at halftime.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
• The Royals' attack breathed fire in front for a 6-0 lead over the Indians at halftime.
  — Indy Star Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2023
• Harford led, 5-3, at halftime, and the teams exchanged goals early in the third quarter.
  — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2023
• Canada erased most of its deficit by halftime and took a five point lead into the fourth quarter.
  — C.l. Brown, The Courier-Journal, 16 July 2023
• Decatur Heritage led 14-12 at halftime and put the game out of reach in the second half with three touchdowns.
  — al, 9 Sep. 2023
• The play set the Razorbacks up for a final score just before halftime.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
• And don’t forget, Usher is taking the stage at halftime.
  — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2024
• The Chargers turned two of his fumbles into short touchdown drives en route to a 24-7 halftime lead.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
• Jett not only cut the track the following season, but filmed a video with the team and performed the song at halftime during a game.
  — Emma Carmichael, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
• In Game 6 against Denver, the Suns also fell behind by 30 at halftime.
  — Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 14 May 2023
• More halftime entertainment is planned for the Dorsey-King/Drew game.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
• The game was suspended at halftime with the Hornets leading.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
• The club honored Richards at halftime with a tribute video and Richards signed autographs for fans.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 6 July 2023
• Dauda scored eight points in the second quarter and helped the Razorbacks grow their lead to 34-14 by halftime.
  — Ethan Westerman, arkansasonline.com, 15 Nov. 2023
• The Trojans built a 13-point lead in the second quarter, but the Buffaloes finished the first-half on a 9-0 run to trail by only four at halftime.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
• Horan's header off a cross in the 36th minute went wide left as the pace became more frenzied with halftime looming.
  — CBS News, 26 July 2023
• At halftime, there will be a halftime show where a banner will be unveiled to honor Nick.
  — Chris Manning, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• Nantz eats a hot dog at halftime, too, but only devours those during the NFL season.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
• Neither team scored until Gastón Brugman found the net for the first time this year on a penalty kick in the fourth minute of stoppage time to give the Galaxy a halftime lead.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024