See half on Wiktionary
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"text": "Sales were down from January to June but jumped in the second half of the year."
},
{
"text": "Half a year later, the baby was born."
},
{
"text": "A half minute after the game started, the rain began."
},
{
"text": "It took us an hour and a half to get the bike working again."
},
{
"text": "The city was about half the size of Vancouver."
},
{
"text": "More than half the money came from the government."
},
{
"text": "It's cost us three and a half thousand dollars."
},
{
"text": "We'll meet at half past two."
},
{
"text": "It's two and a half times as big as the old one."
},
{
"text": "The coach changed the goal keeper at half time."
},
{
"text": "The same car might cost about half as much again as in Britain."
},
{
"text": "These cookies are not half as good as the ones your mum makes."
},
{
"text": "The apples are half price today."
},
{
"text": "When I phoned, he was still half asleep."
},
{
"text": "The glass was half full."
},
{
"text": "Since the early 1980s the army's strength and budget have been cut in half ."
},
{
"text": "The car was half on the road when it was hit."
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"A half is 1/2 of a whole; 50%."
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"text": "At the end of the first half, Japan is leading Iran by two points."
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"text": "He kicked the ball deep into New England's half."
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"text": "Sales were down from January to June but jumped in the second half of the year."
},
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"text": "Half a year later, the baby was born."
},
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"text": "A half minute after the game started, the rain began."
},
{
"text": "It took us an hour and a half to get the bike working again."
},
{
"text": "The city was about half the size of Vancouver."
},
{
"text": "More than half the money came from the government."
},
{
"text": "It's cost us three and a half thousand dollars."
},
{
"text": "We'll meet at half past two."
},
{
"text": "It's two and a half times as big as the old one."
},
{
"text": "The coach changed the goal keeper at half time."
},
{
"text": "The same car might cost about half as much again as in Britain."
},
{
"text": "These cookies are not half as good as the ones your mum makes."
},
{
"text": "The apples are half price today."
},
{
"text": "When I phoned, he was still half asleep."
},
{
"text": "The glass was half full."
},
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"text": "Since the early 1980s the army's strength and budget have been cut in half ."
},
{
"text": "The car was half on the road when it was hit."
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"word": "half"
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