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 silhouette – the cinched in waist and fuller skirt – felt pointed and intentional.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

“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

Arachne had the body of a giant black widow, with a hairy red hourglass mark on the underside of her abdomen and a pair of oozing spinnerets.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan