punctual

Example Sentences

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Switzerland is renowned for its extensive and punctual rail network, with frequent services between cities, towns and even villages.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

The bakery runs on its own kind of liturgy: a punctual 10:30 a.m. batch, and a second that might appear anytime between 4:30 and 6, the sort of unpredictability you start building your afternoon around.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

Not an auspicious beginning to an hour-long conversation with England’s loudest and most punctual band.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

The firm has had a number of well-documented problems but Rob is focused on keeping trains safe and punctual.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

Thank God Nora talked me into spending the night, because who knew Simon Spier was so aggressively punctual in the mornings.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli