Examples of half hour in a Sentence
Trains depart every half hour.
I waited a half hour in line.
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The Lift Bridge is now staffed from 8 a.m. to midnight each day, and the bridge will lift every half hour if boat traffic is present.
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 May 2025
Watch out for slippery roads: Be extra careful during the first half hour after rain begins.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
After about a half hour of similar remarks from people who have known him for decades, including Village Manager John Lockerby, Van Dusen’s wife Susan Van Dusen and Former Illinois Secretary of State Jessie White’s former spokesperson David Druker, Van Dusen took the stage to speak.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 May 2025
Watch out for slippery roads: Be extra careful during the first half hour after rain begins.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
After about a half hour of similar remarks from people who have known him for decades, including Village Manager John Lockerby, Van Dusen’s wife Susan Van Dusen and Former Illinois Secretary of State Jessie White’s former spokesperson David Druker, Van Dusen took the stage to speak.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Half hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20hour. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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