Examples of half hour in a Sentence
Trains depart every half hour.
I waited a half hour in line.
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In his first major speaking appearance since leaving office in January, Biden spoke for nearly a half hour before about 130 members of Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled at a downtown Chicago hotel.
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
About a half hour earlier, deputies with the department responded to a weapons disturbance call in the 9300 block of FM 1960, where a female family member had alerted authorities that Lacy had been involved in a verbal argument with her and had discharged a firearm into the ground.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
It’s located just two and half hour from Los Angeles but presents a much more relaxing world than the bustling city.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Steps include increasing supervisor staffing, reviewing controller numbers, and assessing the concentration of arrivals in the last half hour of each hour.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
About a half hour earlier, deputies with the department responded to a weapons disturbance call in the 9300 block of FM 1960, where a female family member had alerted authorities that Lacy had been involved in a verbal argument with her and had discharged a firearm into the ground.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
It’s located just two and half hour from Los Angeles but presents a much more relaxing world than the bustling city.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Steps include increasing supervisor staffing, reviewing controller numbers, and assessing the concentration of arrivals in the last half hour of each hour.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for half hour
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“Half hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20hour. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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