in half

Example Sentences

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The stock’s price has been cut about in half since we recommended it around $100 in October.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Instead, the governor interceded and essentially cut Peters’ sentence in half.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

I ask him whether it's OK to crack spaghetti in half before cooking it.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The original 2006 movie chronicled the world of fashion magazines at their peak, but since then ad pages and Vogue’s legendary September issue have been cut in half.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

She broke the honeycomb in half and gave me a piece.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff