How to Use "Half" with Example Sentences

half (n): one of two equal parts

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Used with adjectives:

"We are in the first half of the game."
(first, second)

"This was common in the last half of the century."
(last, latter)

"They will bat in the top half of the inning."
(top)

"They broke the lower half of the door."
(lower, bottom, upper, top)

"There is damage to the right half of his brain."
(right, left)

"Power is out in the northern half of the city."
(northern, southern, eastern, western)

"The fire damaged the front half of the building."
(front, back, rear)

"Save the remaining half of the cake for tomorrow."
(remaining)

Used with prepositions:

"He increased his average by half."
(by)

"Divide the pie in half."
(in)

"Please give me half of the sandwich."
(of)

half (adv): not completely; partly

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Used with adjectives:

"He must be half crazy to do something like that."
(crazy, drunk, mad)

"She was half asleep."
(asleep, conscious)

"I left the door half open."
(open)

"She opened the door half naked."
(naked, undressed)

"I am only half convinced he is innocent."
(convinced)

"Her glass is half empty already."
(empty)

"The tank is half full."
(full)

Used with verbs:

"I half expected him to show up."
(expected)

"He is only half joking."
(joking)

"The tree half hid the house."
(hid)

"I only half listened to what he said."
(listened)