Examples of half an hour in a Sentence
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About a half an hour later, Bradley had vanished.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
On November 13, as more than half a million students nationwide sat down for the Suneung, all flights across the country were barred from taking off or landing for half an hour to make sure there were no noisy distractions during a listening comprehension section.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
People normally go for half an hour, watch a bit of ads, and then go have some popcorn and go have dinner.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
The commission took public testimony for half an hour on Monday to hear concerns, though the panel did not take any official action.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
On November 13, as more than half a million students nationwide sat down for the Suneung, all flights across the country were barred from taking off or landing for half an hour to make sure there were no noisy distractions during a listening comprehension section.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
People normally go for half an hour, watch a bit of ads, and then go have some popcorn and go have dinner.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
The commission took public testimony for half an hour on Monday to hear concerns, though the panel did not take any official action.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Half an hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20an%20hour. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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