halfway

Example Sentences

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“This season left off on a cliff-hanger halfway through, unexpectedly,” she said.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Andrew Castellano had tough news for his parents over the winter break: He was taking a leave of absence from Harvard University halfway through his sophomore year to work full-time on his AI startup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Shear, with a resting face that seems halfway to panic attack, plays Sam, whose free-floating anxiety is enough to make him faint in public after getting laid off.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

However, that advance only brought the benchmark back to levels seen late last week, and it remains more than halfway toward correction territory, having fallen 5.7% from its record high in late January.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Papa was halfway across the barn lot before I caught up with him.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls