half a second
Example Sentences
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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
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
They were dropping images so fast and frequently that, as soon as I declined one, another one would be on my screen half a second later.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2025
Nuguse had cut nearly half a second off the indoor mile world record, a mark that had stood unchallenged for six years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2025
I held my glare for about half a second more, then walked straight into him, nose to his chest, arms at my side, expecting a hug, which he delivered immediately, closing me in.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
