in half

phrase

: into two equal or nearly equal parts

cut the apple in half

Examples of in half in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the first decade or so after the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the nation’s uninsured rate was cut nearly in half. — Kate Wells, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Poindexter responded to the legal threat by ripping the letter in half. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026

Slice each plantain in half, then each half into three flat slices. — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Kyiv is split in half by the Dnipro River, with the right bank home to the majority of the city’s business centers, offices and government institutions. — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in half

• behalf
• carafe
• distaff
• falstaff
• giraffe
• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph