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
The globe had been cut in half while he worked on it, and he held his breath as he put the two sides together—praying that the countries, latitude and longitude lines would match.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
Related: ‘I’m in a financial mess’: My income was cut in half.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 9, 2025
They had long laces, too long, and he found that one lace cut in half would take care of both shoes and that left the other lace for a bowstring.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
