After the war ended, many reserve officers were placed on half pay until they were recalled to active duty.

She left a half-finished cup of tea on the desk and forgot about it.

Journalists condemned the columnist for using the word half-gyps in his column, calling it derogatory and unacceptable.

The bookbinder selected a sheet of half-royal to reinforce the spine of the volume.

The sculptor installed several half butts on pedestals around the gallery to provoke conversation.

Needing to reach the cue ball at the far end of the table, she quickly screwed on the half butt and steadied the bridge to take the shot.

The museum displayed two half-pikes from the medieval armory.

He was given a half-one for the match, which gave him one stroke every second hole.

After the tackle, the dummy half quickly picked up the ball and fed it to the supporting runner.

He packed the shelter-half into his rucksack before the storm hit.