half a second
Example Sentences
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My heart rate cruised through most of the match in the low to mid-50 beats per minute but "literally within half a second" of Kane scoring my heart rate rose to 69 beats per minute.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
The Americans won by nearly half a second.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Feller, buoyed by a huge partisan crowd gathered around the course, set the flags flying and airhorns blaring as he scorched into the lead by more than half a second.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
The third ditched butter entirely in favor of buttermilk, and suddenly, the texture was perfect: tender with the kind of bite that lingers for half a second before melting on your tongue.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2025
It had been half a second, no more, but it was plenty long enough to notice the way his eyes had darkened with something that might have been frustration.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
