other half
Americannoun
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the people of an economic class clearly different from one's own or from that to which reference is being made.
a glimpse of how the other half lives.
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Informal. one's spouse.
Example Sentences
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Half received decaf, while the other half received caffeinated coffee.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Replicated in the lower-performing half of schools nationwide, with outcomes in the other half held constant, those gains would erase the racial achievement gap in math in less than two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Shermantine’s childhood friend Loren Herzog, the other half of the “Speed Freak” duo, died by suicide in 2012.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
"My prosthetic legs are about £25,000 per leg, so probably put half in savings and then the other half... just go on a nice holiday, just kind of spend it."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
I’d just finished half a ham sandwich, the other half surrendered to Flora during one of her tantrums.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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