half-cup
Americannoun
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I swirled a half-cup around the crust and dolloped it with fat shreds of fresh mozzarella and torn basil leaves.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Children were offered a half-cup of lemonade and a small ration of jelly beans on their trip to the imaginary sweet factory.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2024
This is equivalent to two to three servings per day, where one serving equates to a cup of soy milk, three ounces of tofu or a half-cup of cooked soybeans.
From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2024
Combine a half-cup of honey and a half-cup of water.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024
In the morning add to this a pint of milk, a teaspoonful of sugar, a half-cup of butter and beat in flour until it is no longer sticky.
From Health on the Farm A Manual of Rural Sanitation and Hygiene by Harris, H. F. (Henry Fauntleroy)
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