How to Use half an hour in a Sentence
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The hearing on the bills lasted less than half an hour.
—Todd Richmond, Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2023
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The islands are on their own time zone, half an hour ahead of the mainland.
—Hillary Richards, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
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LeRette lives with his wife in a farmhouse half an hour south of Rochelle.
—Andrew Kay, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2023
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This time, the app suggests Sweet Poké, a place half an hour away from my client’s home.
—Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 15 July 2024
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About half an hour later, some of the performers took a breather in the shade.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 12 July 2023
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And for half an hour, a little club turned into a rock-and-roll church.
—Vulture, 20 Oct. 2023
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Cover the pastry and place it into the fridge for at least half an hour to chill.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2023
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Cover the pastry and place it into the fridge for at least half an hour to chill.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2023
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They were dispatched to the area again about half an hour later for the sounds of gunshots.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
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This recipe takes less than half an hour of hands on time and is totally worth the wait.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 1 July 2023
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The smoky-sweet combo comes together on the grill in just half an hour.
—Tina Martinez, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2023
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Rather than overnight cooking, these pork chops are ready in just over half an hour.
—Christopher Kimball, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
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Then the devil pops up, and over the course of about a half an hour, the infant Mary vanquishes the devil!
—Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
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About half an hour later, I was awoken again, this time by a phone call from a friend.
—Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023
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But half an hour before the game, Kaufman and I, along with the Rec and Parks worker, were the only ones there.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
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Foltz's roommate found him about half an hour later, and 911 was called.
—Sheridan Hendrix, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2023
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Your nieces want something sweet, but dinner is in half an hour.
—Abc News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2023
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What’s in the mega-omnibus passed by both chambers in just half an hour on Sunday?
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 May 2024
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With an air fryer, these shrimp go from fully frozen to ready-to-eat in less than half an hour.
—Christopher Michel, Country Living, 23 Jan. 2023
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Even the most beloved dryers will take half an hour—and that’s just to dry; styling is a whole other matter.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 July 2024
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India and Sri Lanka would rank highly for being half an hour out of step with the rest of the world.
—WIRED, 4 Nov. 2023
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That loss led the district to extend the school day by half an hour for several weeks.
—Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2023
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Maurin likes to drink it very cold: reds in the fridge, whites and rosés in the freezer for half an hour before opening.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
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About half an hour later, the school lifted the shelter-in-place order.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2023
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The fire was extinguished within half an hour and the dog was found dead inside, Evans said.
—Michael Williams, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2023
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The sequence lasts roughly fifteen seconds; the whole movie is over in half an hour.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
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The town is about half an hour from the Delaware coastline and sits on the banks of the Indian River.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2023
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At the same time, there’s no getting around the fact that 14 is simply a lot of episodes, even if each only runs about half an hour.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2024
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The messages were posted in a spree around 8:25 am ET, and took half an hour to be removed and for the account to be restored.
—William Earl, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
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Strafford said in October 2021 that sometimes they were given half an hour, other times an hour or even an hour and a half.
—Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
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