half-pint
Example Sentences
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The tiny, half-pint cartons of milk served with millions of school lunches nationwide may soon be scarce in some cafeterias, with districts across the country scrambling to find alternatives.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
But her half-pint size makes Leia more vulnerable, which is likely a good thing for the character.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2022
I killed the fruit flies for Kenneth Cooper, whose lab was up on the second floor, where he and his wife, Ruth, geneticists, raised them in half-pint glass milk bottles.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020
The top seller in the bakery department had been a single cupcake, baked in a half-pint jar.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2014
The crew received a scant meal of hardtack, a strip of dried meat, and a half-pint of water.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
