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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a half yard" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a measurement, particularly in contexts involving fabric, distance, or other items measured in yards.
Example: "I need to buy a half yard of fabric to complete my sewing project."
Alternatives: "half a yard" or "0.5 yards".
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For fun, consider that amounts to about a half yard more than Herschel.
The Crimson Tide had been gouging Arkansas with the run, but they cannot get a half yard for the touchdown.
We distributed about a half yard of compost and a yard of pine mulch at this site after mulching a few trees by the library courtyard.
New England has given up a full yard per pass attempt more than the league average, while St . Louishas given up a half yard per pass attempt less than average.
Few sights are less appetizing than watching Queen Kong waddling about in a half yard of terminally overstressed fabric.
We are going to make a 9 inch (22.9 cm) puff square for a quilt, you will need around a half yard of fabric, thread, quilt batting and scissors.
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The kick was good, but the Rams had jumped offside, and the Jags decided to take the penalty, giving them fourth-and-goal at the two-and-a-half yard line.
But we also had an hour-and-a-half yard time every day.
Rod: Five and a half yards.
But that license entitled me to two and a half yards of designated space on Orchard Street.
The two "guards" and the split receivers each stand one and a half yards off the line.
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