Examples of half an hour in a Sentence
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Beto grew up in the coastal municipality of Cascais, around half an hour’s drive from the Portuguese capital of Lisbon.
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
As with the visits to Yas Island, some people may stay in a park for half an hour whereas some may stay all day.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Showing up half an hour before a movie begins is a lot to ask of an audience, especially one that would rather be streaming at home.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
GoodRx found that more than 28 million people live half an hour from the nearest hospital, nearly 50 million live over an hour from a facility able to handle major injuries, and 79 million are in areas with fewer than two hospital beds per 1,000 people.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
As with the visits to Yas Island, some people may stay in a park for half an hour whereas some may stay all day.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Showing up half an hour before a movie begins is a lot to ask of an audience, especially one that would rather be streaming at home.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
GoodRx found that more than 28 million people live half an hour from the nearest hospital, nearly 50 million live over an hour from a facility able to handle major injuries, and 79 million are in areas with fewer than two hospital beds per 1,000 people.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
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“Half an hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20an%20hour. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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