halfway

Example Sentences

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Local residents showed me exactly where their car was hit halfway up the hill to the checkpoint.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Land is already so scarce across the archipelago -- halfway between Australia and Hawaii -- that the international airport runway doubles as a makeshift sports field.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requested passengers stay at the Nebraska facility through May 31, halfway through the incubation period for the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

With the season barely halfway through, the coach said that regaining the team’s identity will be just as important as earning points when MLS returns in the summer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

“The logs were rolling and bouncing, the mud slippery … Twice I got her halfway up, twice I lost her.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone