the half
noun
: the time when the first half of a game ends : halftime
The score was tied at the half.
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Flagg’s injury scare came with the Blue Devils down 26-17 and after already having lost Maliq Brown to a re-dislocated shoulder earlier in the half.
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Julia Andersen, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Watkins went into the half with four points, five rebounds, and three turnovers—stat lines almost unheard of for her.
—Allison Smith, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Kansas committed numerous shooting fouls, leading Arizona to shoot 12-for-14 from the line in the half.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
Columbus scored 14 of the first 16 second-quarter points to make it 40-11 and expanded that to 46-16 when 6-foot-6 junior Jaxon Richardson flushed his team’s 10th dunk with 2:19 remaining in the half.
—Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
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Julia Andersen, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Watkins went into the half with four points, five rebounds, and three turnovers—stat lines almost unheard of for her.
—Allison Smith, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Kansas committed numerous shooting fouls, leading Arizona to shoot 12-for-14 from the line in the half.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
Columbus scored 14 of the first 16 second-quarter points to make it 40-11 and expanded that to 46-16 when 6-foot-6 junior Jaxon Richardson flushed his team’s 10th dunk with 2:19 remaining in the half.
—Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
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“The half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20half. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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