halve

Example Sentences

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The government has pledged to halve "long-term rough sleeping" by 2030 and prevent more households from becoming homeless in the first place.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

The front-of-shirt deal with AIA, worth around £40m a year almost certainly contains relegation clauses that could halve its value.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

A quieter subsidy that will halve electricity prices for commercial customers should give a faster boost to beleaguered German industry, Brzeski points out.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

Five minutes into the second-half Watford had a great chance to halve the deficit but Marc Bola had his effort tipped over the bar.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

“I. Don’t. Know. Like 1 told Barrone. I wish I knew. She offered to get the DA to halve my sentence if I could ID the contract issuer. Why are you winking at me?”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin