the half
noun
: the time when the first half of a game ends : halftime
The score was tied at the half.
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Either way, Laura says that Howard still doesn’t know the half of it.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Belmont showed no quit, though, and flipped the field in the final two minutes of the half to set up a corner opportunity.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Last year, more than 1,600 people participated in the marathon and more than 1,900 runners completed the half marathon.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
There was no reason, the coach thought, not to play for a game-tying field goal before the half.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Belmont showed no quit, though, and flipped the field in the final two minutes of the half to set up a corner opportunity.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Last year, more than 1,600 people participated in the marathon and more than 1,900 runners completed the half marathon.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
There was no reason, the coach thought, not to play for a game-tying field goal before the half.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the half
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“The half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20half. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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