Examples of half hour in a Sentence
Trains depart every half hour.
I waited a half hour in line.
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Parents spend, on average, about a half hour a day reading to children from print books.
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Peter Greene, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Every half hour or so a flock of chickadees swirls around me.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025
Try to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day.
Turn off your screens a half hour before bedtime to give your brain a chance to relax.
—Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 24 Feb. 2025
Watch out for slippery roads: Be extra careful during the first half hour after rain begins.
—Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Peter Greene, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Every half hour or so a flock of chickadees swirls around me.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025
Try to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day.
Turn off your screens a half hour before bedtime to give your brain a chance to relax.
—Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 24 Feb. 2025
Watch out for slippery roads: Be extra careful during the first half hour after rain begins.
—Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for half hour
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“Half hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20hour. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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