cut in half

Example Sentences

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She voted for the budget last year after council members cut in half the amount of police hiring sought by Bass.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

What’s more, 2026 earnings estimates have been cut in half, to roughly $2 from north of $4 a share, over the past 12 months.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

‘I’m in a financial mess’: My income was cut in half.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

The Great Depression of the 1930s saw his father's salary suddenly cut in half and a dash to the bank to get their remaining savings out in time.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Or it was some kind of illusion, the kind they performed in the theaters off East Stave—a girl cut in half, doves from a teapot.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo