Sentence examples for virtually half from inspiring English sources

"virtually half" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe a number that is close to, but not exactly, half of a given total. For example, "The team lost virtually half of their games this season."

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I spend virtually half the year in America.

Virtually half of the movies that come out.

"The University of Tennessee had virtually half of their kids arrested on New Year's Eve.

Now, as Romney admits, the wealthy deem virtually half the voting public as irredeemably shiftless moochers.

Virtually half the school day was to be devoted to maths, science and technology.

By late 1961, the Viet Cong had won control of virtually half of South Vietnam with little local opposition.

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Britain has agreed to buy--at virtually half-price--the John Constable masterpiece "Stratford Mill," in lieu of death duties, Arts Minister Richard Luce said Thursday.

In 1950, that number had been cut virtually in half.

This remained in effect until 1842, when a settlement was reached that divided the territory virtually in half.

It was virtually the half's closing action and as Old Trafford erupted and a grateful Shaw hugged De Gea, Friend blew and the 20-times champions floated into the dressing room on the back of a perfect psychological moment.

"I've virtually missed half of the season, so theoretically I'll be extremely fresh for the second half".

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