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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a better half" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a person's spouse or romantic partner, often implying that they are the more virtuous or admirable part of the relationship.
Example: "I couldn't have achieved this without my better half by my side, supporting me every step of the way."
Alternatives: "my significant other" or "my partner."
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There wasn't a better half of me.
Couldn't have had much of a better half.
"He is the sport's pretty boy, almost always classy and accommodating, with a better half to die for.
Not all women are looking for a better half.
In the absence of a better half, I've become a master furniture dragger, with two tattered blankets and a dolly to aid in my grunt fests.
We let go of the juvenile fantasy and fallacy that there must be a better half somewhere, waiting for us, and we start to fear the other possibility: What if we never find that person?
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A: My better half was promoted in her job and that took me and our two Dobermans across the sea.
A woman may represent a man's better half, but his friends are his other self.
(a) "My much better half".
Are they making the cut only because they dress well and have a well-dressed better half?
MUNCHIES talked to the doc about his spice-hunting expeditions and all the intricate elements that go into a Jägerbomb's better half.
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