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
What followed was a sharp correction, with the ETF cut in half over just five weeks.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
Related: ‘I’m in a financial mess’: My income was cut in half.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 9, 2025
The Great Depression of the 1930s saw his father's salary suddenly cut in half and a dash to the bank to get their remaining savings out in time.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
It looked like a gigantic tin can that had been cut in half, lengthwise, and then pressed down into the ground.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
