hourglass

Example Sentences

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Like sands through the hourglass, so are the screams of our lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Josephina Finch from Canterbury said she wanted to have the procedure because she "liked a curvy look" and "having an hourglass figure".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

"The hourglass is slowly running out, and time is being wasted," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

“She is like an infinite hourglass, and in time, she will receive all the credit that she deserves for following her muse and selecting such an honest musical path.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

He reached under the desk again and this time pulled up a three-foot-tall hourglass, a giant version of the red plastic timers that came as standard equipment in a lot of his games.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein