better halves
Example Sentences
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They dominated them in one of the better halves they’ve played this season.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2022
I often hear patients blame themselves, and I've even seen spouses blame their better halves right to their face.
From US News • Jun. 3, 2015
The week before that, they — and their better halves — broke bread to celebrate the Cranstons' 25th wedding anniversary.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2014
And it contained a message to all the better halves of these dual-minded characters: “You’ll always be a part of me.”
From Slate • May 28, 2013
They are usually represented as the female counterparts or better halves of male deities, but some are self-sufficient.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
