How to Use the half in a Sentence

the half

noun

• The Panthers opened a slim 21-17 gap over the Saints at the half.
  — Indy Star Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2023
• With a minute to go in the half, the French took their first lead of the game to the delight of the home crowd.
  — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
• On Friday, Creighton clung to a 47-43 lead at the half.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2023
• Parker scored four goals to lead the Rebels, who led 7-0 at the half.
  — Mike Perrin | , al, 17 Mar. 2023
• Howard 2, Wilde Lake 0: The Lions led 1-0 at the half and built on the lead in the second.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
• Ty Doughty scored on a 41-yard punt return in the last minute of the half for the host Jets (1-1).
  — Skip Vaughn, al, 1 Sep. 2023
• Smith scores on the first play of the half and Jahmir Young counters.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Feb. 2023
• The crowd at Bercy Arena was on their feet when Wilson tied up the score to end the half.
  — Julie Mazziotta, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2024
• By the end of the half, the rookie was visibly riled up, due for a big half.
  — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
• Then Beal received a tech at 34 seconds left in the half.
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
• Arizona kept double-digit leads most of the rest of the half.
  — Bruce Pascoe, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2023
• The Panthers led by nine at the half and at the end of the third quarter before the Bulldogs made a run.
  — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
• And yet, the Wolves took a four-point advantage into the half.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024
• Five plays later, freshman Jalen Dupree pushed in from the 1-yard line with 2:47 left in the half.
  — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024
• Bad: Everywhere else, they were outscored 30-23 in the half.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
• Sasser came alive in the third quarter, earning a speedy six points to start the half.
  — Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2023
• UConn's Jordan Hawkins led all scorers with 10 points in the half.
  — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
• The Warriors trailed the Spurs by 19 at the half, having scored just 16 points in the second quarter.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
• His pick led to a Jason Sanders field goal, giving the Dolphins a 17-7 lead at the half.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
• And Duckett missed the last 2:30 of the half after drawing his third foul — two of which were charges.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
• Matt Bradley, State’s leading scorer in the season, made just one of five shots in the half.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023
• The Sooners led by 11 points at one point and held a five-point advantage at the half.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2024
• At the end of the first quarter, the teams were tied up, and by the end of the half, South Carolina only led by 1 point.
  — NBC News, 7 Apr. 2024
• Pro tip: Order the half and half wings: Half spicy, half soy garlic.
  — Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• The Huskies then went a 9-0 run across the last three and half minutes of the half behind two 3-pointers from Lopez Sénéchal.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2023
• In Saturday night’s home loss to the Brooklyn Nets, there was 1:52 in the first quarter, and that was it for the half.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2023
• Double cleansing, toners, serums, masks, eye creams — and that’s just the half of it.
  — Isabel Yip, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024
• After a buzzer beater to end the half, the American lead was eight.
  — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
• But the Iowa senior checked back in with two minutes left in the half, burying two more 3s to get her total to 20 on the half.
  — Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2024
• Buffalo seemed poised to take a 20-10 lead into the half, until Rodgers conjured up some magic.
  — Ben Morse, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024