clock

Example Sentences

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Of course, here at MarketWatch, we’d never suggest coasting when you’re on the clock.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

"One of us had heated something earlier and so the clock was already set at 40 seconds. Joseph just hit start."

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

He posts a coin on the screen beside a countdown clock with as few as two seconds on it, and whoever holds the high bid when it hits zero wins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

Still, plenty of investors cautioned that worries over a famine-to-feast scenario were unwarranted and that just a few confirmed incidents in the area could easily turn the clock back on the flow through the strait.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

I glanced over to the end of the Mall where the Edison Building sat with its huge clock tower illuminated on top.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin