cut in half
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The first amendment, proposed by Kelly Gonez, and approved unanimously, put back in $50 million — reducing next year’s cut in half, to $50 million.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
As of June 4, the project site will be cut in half from 40,000 acres to 20,000 and the actual center itself likely taking up about 10,000 acres.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
But Thoma Bravo’s paper profits have evaporated with the post—IPO drop in SailPoint stock, which has nearly been cut in half to $12.25 a share on Friday’s close.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
He believed that the developing world simply had “too many people” and calculated that the earth’s population needed to be cut in half.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Cyprus was being cut in half like Berlin, like Korea, like all the other places in the world that were no longer one thing or the other.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
