How to Use halfway through in a Sentence

halfway through

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  • But about halfway through the episode, things take a turn.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
  • About halfway through the hike, the dogs went off leash but stayed close.
    — Steve Lopez, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
  • In any case, the bustle comes to a halt halfway through.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Phoenix is halfway through the monsoon and so far, it's been a dry one.
    — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Oh, and so did the five or so fluffy inches of snow that dressed things up halfway through.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Use tongs to flip the garlic scapes once halfway through the cooking time.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Use tongs to flip the garlic scapes once halfway through the cooking time.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Reyes, who was 80 years old, was about halfway through his four-year term.
    — Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
  • If this irks you, give the bag a shake halfway through the cook time, after 12–14 minutes.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 11 July 2023
  • Cher came out to join her halfway through, stunning the crowd with the power of her voice at age 78.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
  • About halfway through the game’s third quarter, Kelce caught a sparkling pass from Mahomes in the end zone.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Lucy Dacus even made a surprise cameo halfway through to help Yang and Rogers belt the track.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
  • There was a moment when Noémi called me halfway through the shoot.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • About halfway through Jeanne Dielman, Jeanne goes to a café and sits down with a cup of coffee.
    — Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 12 June 2025
  • Most are hard to put on, lack shape and support, or worse, start peeling off halfway through the night.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 7 July 2025
  • Foothill running back Aidan Faraj scored the first points of the game on a 20-yard touchdown run halfway through the third quarter.
    — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Boston returned to the Fever bench about halfway through the fourth quarter, but did not return to the court.
    — Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Spread the brown sugar on a sheet pan and heat it for 5 minutes, stirring halfway through.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
  • About halfway through this month, eight children have drowned.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • No one wants to get halfway through a kitchen redesign without enough funds.
    — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2025
  • About halfway through the footage, the body cam cuts to several days later -- with a timestamp of Feb. 6 around 3:45 a.m.
    — Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Gelsinger said the company is about halfway through the layoffs.
    — Rohan Goswami,kif Leswing, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Touche, was my initial response to my 9th-grader telling me this halfway through the school year.
    — Jen Cousins, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
  • And by that point halfway through the season, some crazy things had already happened!
    — Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Mar. 2023
  • About halfway through the video, Simpson wins the fight, lifts up his opponent and collects his money.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The two-hour episode will be interrupted halfway through.
    — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Bertuzzi then scored his career-high 31st goal halfway through the third period off an assist from Mikheyev.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • About halfway through the bath, the owner noticed a police officer pull into their driveway.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Roughly halfway through the cave is the first of two dolines, skylights where the roof collapsed.
    — Nicole Young, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Raye declares halfway through her new album.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026

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