by half

1. Considerably, a great deal, as in He was too good a cook by half for this small restaurant. [c. a.d. 1000] Contrast by halves.

Example Sentences

According to a December 2024 study published in the International Journal of Climatology, the snow cover in the Italian Alps had decreased by half in the past 100 years.

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That softened Ford’s estimate of how hard tariffs would hit 2025 results—cutting its earlier projection by half to $1 billion.

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There have been days in the past where specific crypto tokens have more than doubled, or bear markets where they’ve dropped by half.

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Tesaro said it is entitled to terminate the current license agreement, get a perpetual and irrevocable license to Jemperli, and cut the royalties and milestone payments to Anaptys by half.

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What about education tech pioneer PhysicsWallah, whose shares jumped by a third after an initial public offering this week; Billionbrains Garage Ventures, parent of online brokerage Groww, up by half since coming to market Nov. 12; or services marketplace Urban Company, which has gained 40% from a mid-September debut?

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