Examples of half hour in a Sentence
Trains depart every half hour.
I waited a half hour in line.
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About a half hour later, a 25-year-old man showed up at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen, police said.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
David was wearing a red zip-up jacket that caught the eye of the five alleged gang members, who had just been caught on video at Valley Fair mall across the street a half hour earlier beating up, bloodying and stealing a shoe of an unsuspecting shopper, according to a police statement of facts.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
Rain delay Wednesday’s game tipped-off about a half hour later than originally scheduled because of a small leak in the Gampel Pavilion roof that dripped water onto the baseline in front of the UConn bench.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
Lincoln, with its large swath of dining choices and other activities, is about a half hour drive at most, and North Conway is a further, yet doable, adventure as well.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
David was wearing a red zip-up jacket that caught the eye of the five alleged gang members, who had just been caught on video at Valley Fair mall across the street a half hour earlier beating up, bloodying and stealing a shoe of an unsuspecting shopper, according to a police statement of facts.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
Rain delay Wednesday’s game tipped-off about a half hour later than originally scheduled because of a small leak in the Gampel Pavilion roof that dripped water onto the baseline in front of the UConn bench.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
Lincoln, with its large swath of dining choices and other activities, is about a half hour drive at most, and North Conway is a further, yet doable, adventure as well.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Half hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20hour. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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