: of less than average size : diminutive
Examples of half-pint in a Sentence
Noun
when I called the company to complain, I was shuttled from one half-pint to the next
Adjective
one of those half-pint refrigerators that are designed for small apartments
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F. Scott Fitzgerald, New Yorker, 17 July 2025
Makes about 8 half-pints (one-hundred-twelve, 1-tablespoon servings).
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2024
Joe Special includes a four-piece chicken dinner, four half-pint sides, and four biscuits with apple butter.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 11 May 2025
The consistent overproduction of milk is the reason federal dietary guidelines recommend that adults consume three cups of dairy per day, as well as why half-pint milk cartons are a mainstay of the nation’s school cafeterias.
—HubSpot, 2 May 2025
Once inside the dining hall, Middleton paid for the soldiers’ drinks and was even spotted sipping a half-pint of Guinness — the unit’s go-to drink — herself, People reported.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
To assemble the trifles, use an upside-down half-pint jelly jar as a cookie cutter and cut 20 circles from the baked cake.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
On a recent Tuesday at the Counting House, a Fuller’s pub in the City of London, two half-pints of Lucky Saint yielded a bill of £7 including VAT, with no add-ons, handled with a simple tap of the card.
—Anthony Palazzo, Fortune Europe, 10 May 2024
Ladle into clean wide-mouth half-pint freezer containers, leaving a 1/2-inch headspace.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2024
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Noun
Fat half-pints sagging comfortably in his back pocket.
—F. Scott Fitzgerald, New Yorker, 17 July 2025
Makes about 8 half-pints (one-hundred-twelve, 1-tablespoon servings).
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2024
Joe Special includes a four-piece chicken dinner, four half-pint sides, and four biscuits with apple butter.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 11 May 2025
The consistent overproduction of milk is the reason federal dietary guidelines recommend that adults consume three cups of dairy per day, as well as why half-pint milk cartons are a mainstay of the nation’s school cafeterias.
—HubSpot, 2 May 2025
Once inside the dining hall, Middleton paid for the soldiers’ drinks and was even spotted sipping a half-pint of Guinness — the unit’s go-to drink — herself, People reported.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
To assemble the trifles, use an upside-down half-pint jelly jar as a cookie cutter and cut 20 circles from the baked cake.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
On a recent Tuesday at the Counting House, a Fuller’s pub in the City of London, two half-pints of Lucky Saint yielded a bill of £7 including VAT, with no add-ons, handled with a simple tap of the card.
—Anthony Palazzo, Fortune Europe, 10 May 2024
Ladle into clean wide-mouth half-pint freezer containers, leaving a 1/2-inch headspace.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2024
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“Half-pint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-pint. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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