hour

Example Sentences

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"Who else will give you 250 rupees an hour just for doing housework?" said Sriramyachandra from her kitchen in Chennai in southern India's Tamil Nadu state.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The plant’s top wage rate for regular production workers is about $22 an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"No problem at all. We realised it when we were still at the hotel so it was easy. We just said half an hour later in the bus and let's go."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

On Thursday, wait times on the AMC website reached an hour as hopeful moviegoers scrambled to secure seats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

An hour later, Clark Air Base in Pampanga, an American military base on the northern shore of Manila Bay, is bombed.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly