How to Use Half in a Sentence
We use the word "half" a lot in our daily lives, referring to 50% of something. Below is a list of sentence examples demonstrating how to use "half" in a sentence. A half sister means a sister who is the daughter of only one of your parents. We say half of the day or half a day. Either of them is okay. "A year and a half" (1.5 years) is very commonly used.
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01.
half an hour ( 30 minutes)
02.
one and a half hours (1.5 hours)
03.
two and a half hours (2.5 hours)
04.
half a year (six months)
05.
one and a half years (= a year and a half )
06.
two and a half years
07.
half a mile (=a half mile)
08.
half a dozen eggs (=a half dozen eggs, six eggs)
09.
half a million dollars ($500,000)
10.
Half of 100 is 50.
11.
I ate only half of the cake. Where's the other half?
12.
Add two and a half cups of water.
13.
Add one and a half teaspoons of sugar.
14.
Half a loaf is better than no bread. (a proverb)
15.
Jessica is my half sister. We have the same father.
16.
It's half past five. (=It's 5:30.)
17.
The shoes are half price.
18.
The chicken was half cooked. It was terrible.
19.
The first half of the year is from January to June.
20.
According to a recent American study, people spend almost half of the
day daydreaming.