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/ˈhæfˌbæk/ · noun
(field sports) Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks..
Four years ago, Diane got a small inheritance and they became what Paul Klein calls “halfbacks” — people who moved to Florida from the North and have progressed partly back.
One of my favorite stories of North Carolina’s demographic growth and change is the “halfback.”
“‘Halfbacks’ are snowbirds from Michigan who have tried wintering in Florida but decided to move…half way back.
Use half back when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Half back means (field sports) Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks..
Common synonyms include running back.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Four years ago, Diane got a small inheritance and they became what Paul Klein calls “halfbacks” — people who moved to Florida from the North and have progressed partly back.
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