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. 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 See All Example Sentences for the half

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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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