semi

chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of semi McConkey, who’s been in a sophomore semi-slump, came alive with big catches, including a short one that gave his side the lead in the third, and the biggest of the year, a 42-yarder to put his team in position for the winning field goal. Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025 The 33-year-old Cho, who is also the creator of Kusikohc, a semi-finalist for the 2023 LVMH Prize, began his career in 2016 after graduating with a graphic design degree. Denni Hu, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 Heavy-duty trucks affected by the tariffs include various vehicles used in apparel supply chains, including tractor-trailer trucks, semi-trucks and delivery trucks. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2025 These faux linen drapes from NiceTown build on the versatility of semi-sheers with 16 color choices and both rod pocket and back tab installation options. Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for semi
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semi
Noun
  • The duplex penthouses offer three- and four-bedroom plans that include private terraces.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Next door to the Moores, an unhappy young couple had rented a room on the first floor of an ancient duplex, a house with debris in the yard that included bedsprings and shopping carts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The tree was probably planted around 1918 by Donald and Gertrude Ingersoll, who originally bought a parcel of land on this site, built a ranch house, and began replacing native foliage with tall, shady Australian eucalyptus trees.
    Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • His polo field, green-and-white stables, and sprawling ranch house had survived fires in 1938 and 1978.
    Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These days, the Beckhams’ home-base is their town house in Holland Park, Central London.
    Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The project, The District at Ten Mile, is spearheaded by Ahlquist Development and would include dining and retail, a hotel, over 500,000 square feet of office space including medical offices, industrial space for partner Adler Industrial, and up to 400 town houses.
    Marcus Dorsey, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This classic recipe is complemented by slivers of bacon and ranch, two Southern favorites.
    Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • For men, the Cody James Wyatt jean is a bestseller, given its durability as well as stretch that works for everyday or on the ranch.
    Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Clippers’ Intuit Dome has 46 traditional suites, plus 20 bungalow suites and four courtside cabanas.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Craftsman-style bungalow was originally built in the 1940s and withstood several haphazard additions and renovations before Haury and Saikami got their hands on it.
    Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The home's interior is finished in wood too, with decorative cottage-style beams.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
  • In the film, Tomnikov plays a 30-something trauma survivor named Heloisa who arrives at a summer cottage with her new boyfriend and discovers that her boyfriend’s mother, a woman named Anu, is her former psychotherapist with whom Heloisa had fallen out.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Netflix series Adolescence starts with a police SWAT team conducting a dawn raid on a modest tract house in the north of England.
    Martha Bayles, National Review, 24 July 2025
  • General Electric fills those tract houses with appliances.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 4 June 2024
Noun
  • The other was a seven-unit townhome project in Denver’s Sunnyside neighborhood.
    Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The multi-level townhome, with an elevator serving all levels, is grand.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Semi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semi. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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