clock

Example Sentences

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To address their PTO gap, the two accepted that James will pretty much always be on the clock.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Merkley acknowledged before the vote that the administration had "complicated" the issue by declaring the clock paused.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Touches of Midcentury Modern kitsch, especially a starburst clock on the restaurant’s roadside sign, marks its place along Route 66.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The company’s collapse started the clock on a mission to collect dozens of planes and deposit them in Arizona boneyards.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

“Come for your clock tomorrow afternoon and I’ll hope to have good news.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom