How to Use halfway in a Sentence

halfway

1 of 2 adverb
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  • Place the beef in a Dutch oven and fill halfway with water.
    — Kim Pierce, Dallas News, 4 Sep. 2020
  • The planets will stretch from the horizon line to around halfway up the night sky.
    — Maddie Burakoff, ajc, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Like he wasn’t supposed to have found his own way home and be halfway there by now.
    — Staci Robinson, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2023
  • After, fold the body in halfway toward the top of the hoodie, then fold a second time over the hood.
    — Joseph Cheatham, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
  • During this time the planets will be aligned from the horizon line to about halfway up the night sky.
    — Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Some riders stop at the lookout point halfway up for the views of the city and don’t continue.
    — James Wagner, New York Times, 12 July 2023
  • That puts me somewhere like halfway between the two at east or west.
    — Jonah Goldberg Tribune News Service (tns), Star Tribune, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Aries March 21-April 19 This is no time for doing things halfway.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • But overcoming this one hump means the Stars are just halfway there.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 29 May 2023
  • To make the tail, cut a rectangle of black fur that's about as wide as the back of the hoodie and reaches from halfway down the back to mid-calf.
    — Amanda Kingloff, Parents, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The car can be seen about halfway inside the house in photos from the Hanover Fire Department.
    — Talia Lissauer, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2023
  • Place the pan in the oven, then carefully pour in enough boiling kettle water to come halfway up the side of the cups.
    — ABC News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • My study site is about halfway down the Argentine coast.
    — Catrin Einhorn Thea Traff, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Colonel Sanders probably would have shown the youngsters the door, but KFC met them halfway.
    — Spencer Jakab, wsj.com, 3 May 2023
  • Their families and friends, who had traveled halfway around the globe to watch their games, were bored.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Schmidt was one strike away from ending the fourth but Massey hit a 2-2 pitch about halfway up the second deck in right to give the Royals a 3-1 lead.
    — Larry Fleisher, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • That point is generally about halfway between the lowest rib and the tip of the hip bone.
    — Michelle Pugle, Health, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The road from the nearest airport gets so rough that the first jeep needs changing out halfway — for an even more rugged four-wheel-drive.
    — Alex Travelli Uma Bista, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
  • But the people on either side of that distance have to be willing to meet halfway.
    — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Things start to take a turn about halfway into the interview.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Driving to Audra’s house halfway across the state of New Jersey.
    — Joyce Carol Oates, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • April is already more than halfway over, and May is ready to bloom onto the scene, and with it a new batch of free PlayStation Plus games.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The Pillar’s long blade boasted a very sharp edge that glided through the tomato and rope and pressed halfway into the stick.
    — Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2023
  • The bullet entered just above his right ear and lodged halfway into his brain.
    — Stephanie Colombini, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Fill the bucket with 1 gallon of cool water, then fill the jar halfway with cool water.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The engine of their sailboat was dead about halfway into what was supposed to be a month-long trip.
    — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Once the flame dies down, add reserved marinade, bring to a boil, and reduce halfway (to about 1 ½ cups), about 12 minutes.
    — Adriene Rathbun, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
  • His partner should be willing to explore how to meet him at least halfway.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The math department is in Armstrong Hall, which sits on a ledge about halfway up a steep slope leading to the river.
    — Oliver Whang, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2023
  • They're located halfway between Reno and Las Vegas in a high-desert oasis of sorts for the plants and the insects that pollinate them.
    — Scott Sonner, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
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halfway

2 of 2 adjective
  • She was leading at the halfway mark of the race.
  • We're halfway toward completing the project.
  • They're only offering halfway measures, not a real solution.
  • The highlight of the film, a car chase through the streets of Paris, comes near the halfway point.
    — Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Twist your wrists outward so that your palms face the ceiling at the halfway point.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
  • Those are badly lagging at the halfway point to their 2030 due date.
    — Edith M. Lederer, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Bake for 30 minutes, reversing the sheets front to back and top to bottom at the halfway point.
    — Jacalyn Carfagno, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Center back Sebastien Ibeagha turned the ball over right over the halfway line to Garcia.
    — Peter Warren, Dallas News, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Louis Oosthuizen set a 36-hole record at the British Open and is halfway to ending that run of near misses at the majors.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 17 July 2021
  • Teamsters filled coal wagons only to the halfway mark to lighten the load.
    — Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2024
  • One highlight of the sale will be a car made near the halfway point in the progression of the automobile so far.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Michigan State: The Spartans came out of their shooting funk after the halfway point of the second half and pulled away.
    — Mitch Stacy, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The halfway point of the Greater Cincinnati high school baseball season is upon us.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Palou dropped to 26th at the halfway point and VeeKay received a penalty for avoidable contact.
    — CBS News, 28 May 2023
  • Women’s elite field thinning out at halfway point — 11:00 a.m. Eleven runners have pulled away in the lead group.
    — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Pink’s ninth studio album takes a strong lead at halfway stage.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Seavey was the first musher to reach the Cripple checkpoint, which is the halfway point of the race, officials said Wednesday night.
    — CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The Kraken would score two more after that to take a 4-0 lead before the halfway mark in the second period.
    — Brice Paterik, Dallas News, 8 May 2023
  • Your compost bin is like a halfway point between the kitchen and your final compost pile.
    — Arricca Sansone, Treehugger, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The verbal autopsies would have to be done at the hospital, or at some halfway point.
    — Jeneen Interlandi, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • After the final whistle, City’s players ran from the halfway line and jumped for joy in front of their fans waving blue and white flags.
    — Steve Douglas, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
  • There are two very distinct lenses through which to regard the Cincinnati Bengals at the quasi-halfway point in the season.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The band swelled up behind her at the halfway point, only to remove themselves from the stage entirely for the finish.
    — Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The project, which began on Wednesday to shore up the bridge damaged by a semi crash earlier that day, has since passed the halfway mark.
    — The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023
  • While the race is 2,503 miles in total, Nome is considered the halfway point where the teams will spend Tuesday for a wrench day and public banquet.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • May Day is always celebrated on the first day of the month regardless of the day of the week, as this marks the halfway point between spring and summer.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The halfway moment strikes a cool chord as summer's sweltering last days simmer to a close.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2017
  • The season is not even halfway complete, but the three-way dance should be entertaining.
    — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 19 June 2017
  • The Pacers are halfway home to pulling off the series upset up 2-1 thanks to a game-high 30 points from Bojan Bogdanvoic.
    — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2018
  • None of those measures has passed at the halfway point of the legislative session, while several dozen GOP proposals are still alive.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2024

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