How to Use half a dozen in a Sentence
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Kathie identified him as her attacker out of a group of about half a dozen men.
—Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
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The holder is easy to install and holds half a dozen different items.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 May 2024
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Firefighters responded to half a dozen fires there last year.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2024
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It, too, is located in a modest shopping plaza that’s home to half a dozen similar agencies and a lawyer’s office.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
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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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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
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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
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On Monday, Sarver stopped by a roadside Trump merchandise store and bought half a dozen T-shirts.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
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Their goal is to convince lawmakers to publicly call on Biden to end his reelection campaign, according to over half a dozen people familiar with the matter.
—Brian Schwartz, CNBC, 18 July 2024
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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.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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Tornadoes swept across half a dozen states, killing at least five people in Iowa, injuring dozens of others and inflicting widespread damage estimated in the tens of millions of dollars.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
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That's been the case for at least half a dozen years, and users stuck around.
—WIRED, 5 Jan. 2023
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More than a decade ago, there were about half a dozen zoos in the Gaza Strip.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 15 June 2024
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This served as the base for half a dozen sautéed and grilled vegetables.
—Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
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More tellingly still, on the block in front of me are half a dozen dead pheasants.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
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Firefighters from half a dozen cities were dispatched to the area to help.
—Patricia Oleas and Cesar Olmos, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2023
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The group has reached the No. 1 spot on both tallies with half a dozen releases.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
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She’s followed closely by Justin Bieber, who has sent half a dozen tracks to the summit.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
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With half a dozen new restaurants opening over the next few months, there are plenty of new places to try.
—Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
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In 2014, a fire at the same location destroyed three buildings and at least half a dozen semis.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
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On a high shelf, Angela once found half a dozen egg cups, each one painted with a baby chick.
—Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
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His home studio overlooks half a dozen speedboats idled at a dock.
—Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
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The home spans about 4,700 square feet and is spread over more than half a dozen levels, with a total of five bedrooms and three bathrooms.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2023
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The all-inclusive properties are home to more than a dozen restaurants, half a dozen bars, and a mile-long stretch of sand.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2024
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In the space of three months, half a dozen of Europe’s major clubs appointed new managers.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
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Missouri is one of 27 states where the death penalty remains in place, even after half a dozen states have ended it in the past 12 years.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
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At the time, their son was 7 and already carrying half a dozen thick textbooks in his backpack.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
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And in the case of TV writers, those gigs have shrunk in duration as shows have gone from more than 20 episodes per season to as few as half a dozen.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
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More than half a dozen police officers stormed in to search their apartment.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
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More than half a dozen Raleigh, North Carolina, police cars were visible at the scene when the drop-off was made.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2023
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