in half

Idioms  

1. In two equal or roughly equal parts. For example, Let's cut this sheet in half. [Late 1500s]

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Example Sentences

“If you could lose 6% of production and cut emissions in half, who wouldn’t make that trade?”

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026

"We find about 70% of patients have phenomenal results. They cut their pain scores in half, sometimes more. We have a few patients with no pain at all after the procedure," Casadaban says.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

"We installed air conditioning in half of the school, along with solar panels," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Neighboring towns looked down on its working-class residents and the beat-up motels along Beach Boulevard, which cleaves the city in half.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

He and his traders did this quickly, and apparently without a great deal of discussion, in half a dozen or so massive trades, with Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank and a few others.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis