half a second
Example Sentences
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The Americans won by nearly half a second.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Feller, buoyed by a huge partisan crowd gathered around the course, set the flags flying and airhorns blaring as he scorched into the lead by more than half a second.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
They were dropping images so fast and frequently that, as soon as I declined one, another one would be on my screen half a second later.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2025
Nuttall beat Muir by more than half a second after overtaking her late on to finish in a time of 8:49.49.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025
Ky Ebright’s California Bears crossed the line in a sizzling 6:15.6, half a second ahead of Washington.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
