clock

Example Sentences

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Clicking boxes and exploring drop-down menus, against a ticking clock, provides as much sizzle as the stunts in an action movie.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • 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

With one second left to go on the countdown clock, she grabbed my hand as everything went black.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin