half measure

Example Sentences

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Major League Baseball has realized this obvious problem, and it’s settled on a half measure.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2025

Ms Mahajan says giving period leave is, at best, a half measure.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2021

The bigger the questions, the bigger the drama, and the participants of this story took nothing in half measure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2021

At first, he thought putting a milk crate on the rear rack for his backpack would be enough to eliminate the dreaded back sweat, but it was only a half measure.

From The Verge • Mar. 9, 2021

This is what he meant when he said he couldn’t do it as a half measure.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon