half-pint
Example Sentences
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When Jemison began producing local artists such as Half Pint and Black Crucial, Dixon accompanied him to the Channel One recording studio where he observed engineer Anthony “Soljie” Hamilton at work.
From The Guardian
His first can was a half pint of Heineken - and the oldest can in the collection dates from 1936.
From BBC
“One quart cream, one quart milk, one dozen tablespoons sugar, one pint brandy, one half pint rye whiskey, one half pint Jamaica rum, one quarter pint sherry — mix liquor first, then separate yolks and whites of 12 eggs, add sugar to beaten yolks, mix well. Add milk and cream, slowly beating. Beat whites of eggs until stiff and fold slowly into mixture. Let set in cool place for several days. Taste frequently,” the president wrote.
From Washington Times
“Would you be horrified if I ordered a half pint of Guinness with blackcurrant?”
From Washington Post
All I got was queueing from one mediocre room to the next, with one big queue to wait for a half pint at the end.
From The Guardian
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
