half-day
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The 70-year-old is expected to use the half-day trip to the Mediterranean island, a frontier between Africa and Europe, to call for safe and legal pathways for immigration.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
The only way the young couple can now meet is on their half-day holidays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
It wiped out billions in agricultural crops, killing off whole fields of spinach in a half-day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
This policy is turning what was once a 10-minute process into a half-day ordeal, if you're lucky.
From Salon ● May 27, 2025
Monday is a half-day because of parent-teacher conferences.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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