During a heated debate about custody, one delegate said, 'cut the baby in half', intending it as a metaphor for dividing parental responsibilities rather than a literal threat.

The magician claimed he saw the baby in half, but it was just an illusion.

At the coastal court, a jury of half-tongue was convened to try the foreign captain accused of smuggling.

While she read the report aloud, he tended to listen with half an ear, his attention pulled toward the buzzing phone.

I caught the bus to Half Way Tree to meet a friend near the city's busy transport hub.

He was doing by half-measures the repairs, which caused the appliance to break down again.

He did by half-measures what he promised, leaving the job unfinished.

When he does by half-measures, the results are disappointing.

The rescue effort was done by half-measures, and as a result many people were left stranded.

My half-siblings-in-law arrived early to help set up the party.