half a second
Example Sentences
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The Americans won by nearly half a second.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Paris, the veteran on the podium at 36, was half a second slower than Von Allmen as he pipped Swiss great and runaway World Cup leader Marco Odermatt to the bronze medal.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
Piastri was eighth, half a second off the pace set by the Dutchman's 1:32.701.
From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025
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
Benny considered this for about half a second.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
