Get Free Checker

half-dozen

[ US /ˈhæfˌdəzən/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units

How To Use half-dozen In A Sentence

  • A fortified city, Numantia had fought Rome for the better part of twenty years, between 154 and 133 B.C. The Numantines inflicted defeat and humiliation on a half-dozen Roman commanders. The Spartacus War
  • And then, in the pouring rain, a half-dozen supporters stood around waiting for the media to show up.
  • The enticement of an exploration permit was strong enough to draw a half-dozen miners to the sidewalk.
  • Whenever we go up there, we often stop off just to buy a half-dozen to take back to Canberra.
  • For a half-dozen albums, the sentimental chanteuse has avoided mimicking other people's songs, opting instead to bend and deconstruct the material to fit her mood.
  • At the Information Ministry, also on the river's west bank, civilians armed with rocket-propelled grenade rifles stood by and a half-dozen soldiers manned sandbagged positions.
  • The EPA should be able to reduce OP risks in major children's foods like apples, pears, grapes, peaches, green beans, and tomatoes by 98 percent or more by targeting actions against just a half-dozen higher-risk OP pesticides.
  • It featured a series of comedy skits and a half-dozen songs, all loosely recounting the colonial experience.
  • A half-dozen young skaters with boards under their arms sit down on a long bench up against the wood.
  • Of the half-dozen or so charities who enjoy her patronage, most will be aware of Booth's public skills as a communicator.
View all