Sentences with 'halved'
Example sentences and phrases with the word halved and other words derived from it.
• « The war had a devastating effect on France. Between the fighting and the plague, its population was halved. »
• « No attempt was made to develop in Congo in any way that was not directly related to the business of ivory and rubber tapping. In a period of 25 years, the population of the region was halved. »
• « Grenville also lobbied Parliament to pass the Sugar Act of 1764, which effectively halved taxes on British molasses from six pence per gallon to three. »