How to Use half a dozen in a Sentence

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  • That's been the case for at least half a dozen years, and users stuck around.
    WIRED, 5 Jan. 2023
  • More than a decade ago, there were about half a dozen zoos in the Gaza Strip.
    Daniel Estrin, NPR, 15 June 2024
  • Within less than a mile, there were a half a dozen or more clubs.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
  • This served as the base for half a dozen sautéed and grilled vegetables.
    Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The band earns half a dozen new wins thanks to this latest avalanche of bestsellers.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
  • More tellingly still, on the block in front of me are half a dozen dead pheasants.
    Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Firefighters from half a dozen cities were dispatched to the area to help.
    Patricia Oleas and Cesar Olmos, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The group has reached the No. 1 spot on both tallies with half a dozen releases.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • On Monday, Tippmann had half a dozen high snaps to Rodgers.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024
  • The band has only pushed half a dozen tracks to the ranking, and half of them have risen into the highest tier.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
  • She’s followed closely by Justin Bieber, who has sent half a dozen tracks to the summit.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • With half a dozen new restaurants opening over the next few months, there are plenty of new places to try.
    Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
  • There are half a dozen dogs to choose from, including a couple with chili.
    Fielding Buck, Orange County Register, 16 July 2024
  • The holder is easy to install and holds half a dozen different items.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 May 2024
  • In 2014, a fire at the same location destroyed three buildings and at least half a dozen semis.
    Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
  • That’s half a dozen reasons to increase your oat intake right there.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024
  • On a high shelf, Angela once found half a dozen egg cups, each one painted with a baby chick.
    Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Over the years, he’s worked on 30 collector cars and currently owns half a dozen.
    David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
  • His home studio overlooks half a dozen speedboats idled at a dock.
    Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Kathie identified him as her attacker out of a group of about half a dozen men.
    Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
  • The home spans about 4,700 square feet and is spread over more than half a dozen levels, with a total of five bedrooms and three bathrooms.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The all-inclusive properties are home to more than a dozen restaurants, half a dozen bars, and a mile-long stretch of sand.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2024
  • In the space of three months, half a dozen of Europe’s major clubs appointed new managers.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Missouri is one of 27 states where the death penalty remains in place, even after half a dozen states have ended it in the past 12 years.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
  • But the movie has at least half a dozen characters in need of enlightening.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
  • At the time, their son was 7 and already carrying half a dozen thick textbooks in his backpack.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
  • And in the case of TV writers, those gigs have shrunk in duration as shows have gone from more than 20 episodes per season to as few as half a dozen.
    Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
  • More than half a dozen police officers stormed in to search their apartment.
    Nectar Gan, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • More than half a dozen Raleigh, North Carolina, police cars were visible at the scene when the drop-off was made.
    Li Cohen, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • By 2019 the fest had grown into a major happening that sprawled across half a dozen venues plus a stage in Cathedral Square.
    Lawrence Specker | , al, 27 Mar. 2023

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