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
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
‘I’m in a financial mess’: My income was cut in half.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025
The globe had been cut in half while he worked on it, and he held his breath as he put the two sides together—praying that the countries, latitude and longitude lines would match.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
Their report recommended that Davis’s salary be cut in half, a clear sign that the balance of power had shifted.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
