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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a half gallon" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific volume measurement, often in the context of liquids.
Example: "I bought a half gallon of milk for the recipe."
Alternatives: "a half a gallon" or "0.5 gallons".
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Heavy cream is $4.50 a pint, $8.50 for a half gallon.
Suddenly a half gallon of milk lasts eight days, not just one.
Something like eight and a half gallon was "a high-water event".
(A typical Ankole would have given him between a quarter and a half gallon).
"They took their guns and vests and packed peanut-butter sandwiches and a half gallon of Scotch," Sandy said.
"Well, you came with a half gallon of rosé, with my daughter-in-law Julie and another gal," Leonard said.
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Firefighter Blackwell was armed with a two-and-a-half-gallon fire extinguisher, a six-foot fire hook and just four months' experience.
The milk retails for $4 or more a half-gallon.
At Pathmark, a half-gallon of regular milk was $1.70.
A half-gallon of ice cream was only the beginning.
I could open the refrigerator at any moment and find a half-gallon of milk.
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