Sentence examples for and a half of from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "and a half of" is not standard in written English and may be considered incorrect.
It can be used informally to indicate a quantity that is one and a half of something, but it is better to use it in a more complete context.
Example: "I have one and a half of the cookies left."
Alternatives: "one and a half" or "one and a half of a".

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Pound and a half of scrod.

The New York Times - Food

— Stars, but only two and a half of them.

The New York Times

Instead, we get an hour and a half of anticlimax.

The New Yorker

I can't take an hour and a half of burlesque.

The New York Times

A "crazy, crazy year and a half" of preparations followed.

The Guardian - Sport

Dover Township closed a mile and a half of beach.

The New York Times

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But it's still an hour-and-a-half of math.

The New York Times

This, dear readers, was the first minute-and-a-half of our conversation.

The New York Times

The last decade-and-a-half of innovation has completely transformed the experience of travel.

TechCrunch

"If they have to take someone to jail, it's an hour-and-a-half of paperwork.

BBC

A tank-and-a-half of petrol?

Vice

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