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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"We don't want these two broken halves then trying to find their other half," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
About half of the costs will be spread among all customers within PJM, and the other half will be allocated by region.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
"I'm all about her being in the paddock," says Brian Muller, the other half of The Red Flags Podcast.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
In the other half, we reduced expression using "Tough Decoy" constructs.
From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026
“Hey, Mama,” Ben said, “half this house looks like the Teahouse of the August Moon and the other half looks like A Thousand and One Nights.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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