clock

Example Sentences

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His alarm clock, a big and bulky machine that’s Bluetooth-connected to the house’s fire alarm, rattles his room until he finally shuts it off.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

He added: "The clock is ticking if we want to halt the worst effects of planetary warming but there is still time."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

If there’s something not quite right, listen to what your body tells you because your body will oftentimes clock the true motivations of the individual before your brain does.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

But their advantage in the series doesn’t all come down to their nerves of steel when the clock winds down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Finally, just when I thought I couldn’t lie there for one more second, the clock ticked to eleven p.m., and I snuck out of bed and out the door like a shadow.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin