Examples of half a dozen in a Sentence
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Following in the twilight was a cluster of families from Peru, Ecuador and Colombia, along with half a dozen Chinese men.
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Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
The rest of the deployment will come from more than half a dozen nations that have pledged to provide additional personnel.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Kathie identified him as her attacker out of a group of about half a dozen men.
—Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
The holder is easy to install and holds half a dozen different items.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 May 2024
There are more than a dozen handhelds, from shawarma to tacos to a club sandwich; a half dozen burger options, from classic beef to salmon; and more than a half a dozen salads.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2024
Firefighters responded to half a dozen fires there last year.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2024
Once rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, the two men later joined forces to assemble half a dozen policy task forces that underpinned the party’s policy platform later that year — an unusual endeavor that helped bring the Democratic socialist’s supporters into Biden’s fold.
—Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 7 May 2024
The app was banned from at least half a dozen campuses after concerns about bullying and harassment on the platform.
—Laura Doan, CBS News, 3 May 2024
Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
The rest of the deployment will come from more than half a dozen nations that have pledged to provide additional personnel.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Kathie identified him as her attacker out of a group of about half a dozen men.
—Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
The holder is easy to install and holds half a dozen different items.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 May 2024
There are more than a dozen handhelds, from shawarma to tacos to a club sandwich; a half dozen burger options, from classic beef to salmon; and more than a half a dozen salads.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2024
Firefighters responded to half a dozen fires there last year.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2024
Once rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, the two men later joined forces to assemble half a dozen policy task forces that underpinned the party’s policy platform later that year — an unusual endeavor that helped bring the Democratic socialist’s supporters into Biden’s fold.
—Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 7 May 2024
The app was banned from at least half a dozen campuses after concerns about bullying and harassment on the platform.
—Laura Doan, CBS News, 3 May 2024
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“Half a dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20a%20dozen. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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