How to Use the half in a Sentence
the half
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The Panthers opened a slim 21-17 gap over the Saints at the half.
—Indy Star Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2023
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On Friday, Creighton clung to a 47-43 lead at the half.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2023
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Parker scored four goals to lead the Rebels, who led 7-0 at the half.
—Mike Perrin | , al, 17 Mar. 2023
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Howard 2, Wilde Lake 0: The Lions led 1-0 at the half and built on the lead in the second.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
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Ty Doughty scored on a 41-yard punt return in the last minute of the half for the host Jets (1-1).
—Skip Vaughn, al, 1 Sep. 2023
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Smith scores on the first play of the half and Jahmir Young counters.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Feb. 2023
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By the end of the half, the rookie was visibly riled up, due for a big half.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
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Then Beal received a tech at 34 seconds left in the half.
—Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
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Arizona kept double-digit leads most of the rest of the half.
—Bruce Pascoe, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2023
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The Panthers led by nine at the half and at the end of the third quarter before the Bulldogs made a run.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
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And yet, the Wolves took a four-point advantage into the half.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024
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Bad: Everywhere else, they were outscored 30-23 in the half.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
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Sasser came alive in the third quarter, earning a speedy six points to start the half.
—Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2023
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UConn's Jordan Hawkins led all scorers with 10 points in the half.
—Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
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The Warriors trailed the Spurs by 19 at the half, having scored just 16 points in the second quarter.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
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His pick led to a Jason Sanders field goal, giving the Dolphins a 17-7 lead at the half.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
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And Duckett missed the last 2:30 of the half after drawing his third foul — two of which were charges.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
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Matt Bradley, State’s leading scorer in the season, made just one of five shots in the half.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023
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The Sooners led by 11 points at one point and held a five-point advantage at the half.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2024
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At the end of the first quarter, the teams were tied up, and by the end of the half, South Carolina only led by 1 point.
—NBC News, 7 Apr. 2024
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Pro tip: Order the half and half wings: Half spicy, half soy garlic.
—Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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The Huskies then went a 9-0 run across the last three and half minutes of the half behind two 3-pointers from Lopez Sénéchal.
—Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2023
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In Saturday night’s home loss to the Brooklyn Nets, there was 1:52 in the first quarter, and that was it for the half.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2023
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Double cleansing, toners, serums, masks, eye creams — and that’s just the half of it.
—Isabel Yip, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024
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But the Iowa senior checked back in with two minutes left in the half, burying two more 3s to get her total to 20 on the half.
—Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2024
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But the chances grew as the half went on, and that continued into the second 45 minutes.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2024
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McCallie scored two early first-half goals to lead 2-0 at the half.
—Mike Perrin | , al, 27 Mar. 2023
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The Bulldogs lead 40-36 at the half after score on each of their last nine possessions.
—Emily Horos, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
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Prior to the half, Shimmick added a second goal to her highlight reel with a free kick 35 yards away from the net.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
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The bake can be made to-go or catered; add-ons include shrimp cocktail, oysters on the half shell, and cheese platters.
—Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 July 2024
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