Examples of half hour in a Sentence
Trains depart every half hour.
I waited a half hour in line.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Jeep in the first crash was turned over at about 7:30 a.m. and alleviated the Tuttle problem, and the I-95 rollover cleared about a half hour later.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
So what better way to air it than to preempt it for a half hour and the cut him off MID-PIANO MAN?
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024
Towering trees, crashing waves Trinidad is just a half hour south of Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, one of the four parks that make up Redwood National and State Parks.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Frank and Joe even hired a DJ, but a half hour after the party was supposed to start, not a soul was there.
—Jason Kersten, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2024
For the past half hour, the crew navigated the hulking vessel through relatively calm waters and lined it up to pass perfectly under the main truss of the steel bridge, softly lit in the early morning darkness.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
The fifth episode—a pretty perfect half hour that could be a stand-alone short—is emblematic of Carmichael’s striving for greater honesty and his willingness to ask tough questions about himself.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
For a half hour, a family huddled inside; then young men from the village arrived and threw rocks at the Israelis.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 5 Mar. 2024
As the sound system grew louder with each passing half hour and the sounds moved between Caribbean classics to current international hits, the crowd swelled out of the rows of bars and restaurants.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 3 Apr. 2024
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
So what better way to air it than to preempt it for a half hour and the cut him off MID-PIANO MAN?
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024
Towering trees, crashing waves Trinidad is just a half hour south of Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, one of the four parks that make up Redwood National and State Parks.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Frank and Joe even hired a DJ, but a half hour after the party was supposed to start, not a soul was there.
—Jason Kersten, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2024
For the past half hour, the crew navigated the hulking vessel through relatively calm waters and lined it up to pass perfectly under the main truss of the steel bridge, softly lit in the early morning darkness.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
The fifth episode—a pretty perfect half hour that could be a stand-alone short—is emblematic of Carmichael’s striving for greater honesty and his willingness to ask tough questions about himself.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
For a half hour, a family huddled inside; then young men from the village arrived and threw rocks at the Israelis.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 5 Mar. 2024
As the sound system grew louder with each passing half hour and the sounds moved between Caribbean classics to current international hits, the crowd swelled out of the rows of bars and restaurants.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Half hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20hour. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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