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'half' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'half' with 20 example sentences.


half adjective

: consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

: partial

: (of siblings) related through one parent only

half noun

: one of two equal parts of a divisible whole

: one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval

half adverb

: partially or to the extent of a half


  • Half of the world’s population lives in cities.
  • Half of this is yours.
  • The train leaves at half past three.
  • Unfortunately, I only understood half of what I read.
  • I almost died a year and a half ago.
  • We broke it in half.
  • We'll see each other in half an hour.
  • Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.
  • People spend about half their life sleeping.
  • The drinks are half price until six.
  • He walked two miles in half an hour.
  • I waited half an hour.
  • A good question is already half of the answer.
  • Half of the students are absent.
  • We'll be there at half past two.
  • She agreed that she would pay half the rent.
  • It took half an hour.
  • She cut the apple in half.
  • Can we do a sound check at half two?
  • She's half his age.
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