cut in half
Example Sentences
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She voted for the budget last year after council members cut in half the amount of police hiring sought by Bass.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
He believed that the developing world simply had “too many people” and calculated that the earth’s population needed to be cut in half.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
What followed was a sharp correction, with the ETF cut in half over just five weeks.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
‘I’m in a financial mess’: My income was cut in half.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025
Thomas waited for Chuck to laugh or smile, thinking it had to be a joke—who ever heard of someone being cut in half?
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
