halves

Example Sentences

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"We don't want these two broken halves then trying to find their other half," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

No need to worry about halves of avocados going brown and, eventually, bad in the fridge.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

“It is probably a tale of two halves, as is much of the economic outlook,” said Tony Crescenzi, Pimco executive vice president and portfolio manager.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Both versions of the verticillin molecule are built from two identical halves that must be connected into a structure called a dimer.

From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2025

Since beats normally get divided into halves and quarters, this is the easiest way for composers to write beats that are divided into thirds.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones