in half

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Raman said she would, if elected mayor, cut street homelessness in half by the 2028 Olympic Games and remove every encampment from the city by the end of a four-year term.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

It had sliced Hasidic-majority Brooklyn Senate and Assembly districts in half to create districts that had significantly larger black and Puerto Rican populations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Merz’s government cut 2026 economic growth expectations in half, to 0.5%.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

I snatched Momma’s letter off my bed and thought about tearing it in half.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry