hourglass
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In a dark room, a doctor pointed to an hourglass shape glowing on the ultrasound screen: There was her amniotic sac, funneling into her dilated cervix, and there was their tiny daughter’s foot, dipping out.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the screams of our lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
"The hourglass is slowly running out, and time is being wasted," he said.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
“The hourglass sand bag complemented the sand-treated dress and was the icing on the cake, not to mention the theatrics of her ‘walk’ on the carpet.”
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
He didn’t know what, but as surely as one feels the sting of shards when an hourglass tips off a shelf and smashes, he knew that something was happening.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
It is true that the bouquets are not wilting and that there aren’t human skulls or hourglasses inserted into the compositions.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2019
That polarity informs the theme of limited time, which Ito emphasizes in his work, using recurring candles and hourglasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2018
And if packets get dropped, hourglasses spin and screens freeze.
From The Verge ● Nov. 1, 2014
"I still have the same excitement level," said Charles Edwards of Portland, Ore., who has been making slow-dripping sculptures of coffee makers and hourglasses inspired by the experiment since 2010.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2013
It's impossible to tell how many hourglasses have passed.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
