and a half
idiom
1
—used in measurements of time, distance, weight, etc., to indicate one half of the stated unit of measurement
My daughter is two and a half (years old).
The fish was a foot and a half long.
weighs ten and a half pounds
2
informal
—used to say that something is very good, large, difficult, etc.
That was a meal and a half!
Renovating a house is a job and a half.
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Six months later, Michael Newberry — the defender who spent three and a half seasons at Linfield before joining Cliftonville last summer — died on his 27th birthday.
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Colin Millar, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
After about a year and a half of the Northland Buzz, Sharkey started working for a newspaper again full-time.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
Night 2 had a good number of freshly premiering visual setpieces spread across Friday’s three and a half hours, along with the return of some familiar elements from the initial 2024 Sphere run that were missing from Thursday night’s first show.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
Gal Dalal has spent nearly a year and a half fighting for the release of his brother, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, who was kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival during the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Colin Millar, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
After about a year and a half of the Northland Buzz, Sharkey started working for a newspaper again full-time.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
Night 2 had a good number of freshly premiering visual setpieces spread across Friday’s three and a half hours, along with the return of some familiar elements from the initial 2024 Sphere run that were missing from Thursday night’s first show.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
Gal Dalal has spent nearly a year and a half fighting for the release of his brother, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, who was kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival during the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
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“And a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20a%20half. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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