Examples of half hour in a Sentence
Trains depart every half hour.
I waited a half hour in line.
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What To Know No specific rainfall amounts have come in, but radar has indicated rainfall rates of up to 1 inch in the past half hour.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
That was partly because NYPD approached Thursday with significantly less leeway, actively breaking up the crowd less than a half hour after the game ended.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
Even when a charging station is available, the time to recharge is at least a half hour.
—Trent M. Kittleman, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
An easier sighting on Wednesday On the following evening (Wednesday, May 28), the still delicately thin crescent is noticeably wider (5 percent illuminated) and considerably higher (17 degrees) above the west-northwest horizon a half hour after sunset.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 May 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
That was partly because NYPD approached Thursday with significantly less leeway, actively breaking up the crowd less than a half hour after the game ended.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
Even when a charging station is available, the time to recharge is at least a half hour.
—Trent M. Kittleman, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
An easier sighting on Wednesday On the following evening (Wednesday, May 28), the still delicately thin crescent is noticeably wider (5 percent illuminated) and considerably higher (17 degrees) above the west-northwest horizon a half hour after sunset.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 May 2025
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“Half hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20hour. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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