clock
Example Sentences
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The Kansas City Chiefs were back doing what they do best but the Baltimore Ravens were surprisingly beaten, while two games were settled in overtime and one decided with just nine seconds on the clock.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
But as the clock ticked toward zero, it seemed destined to fall short.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The problem can be compared with a clock that loses one minute every day.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
“It’s fun money,” said Casey who, like Araujo, is a teacher as well as the clock operator at Galaxy games, where she works alongside her husband.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
“This grandfather clock will tick-tock away, but to no end, to no purpose.”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
