halves
Example Sentences
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Games in the six-a-side football competition take place across two fast-paced 15-minute halves and include twists on traditional rules, such as a lack of corners.
From BBC
“She is the one who convinced me that ‘doing things by halves’ was ‘not necessarily the best way to approach it.”
From Los Angeles Times
In his big hands were the two halves of the plank across the ditch.
From Literature
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The Blues' new ritual follows their previous team-building practice of leaving the pitch together as a group after both halves.
From BBC
I stare at the two halves, which aren’t going to stick together without some kind of adhesive I don’t have.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.