clock
Example Sentences
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Using those older geological constraints, the researchers carried out molecular clock analysis.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
In the three seasons since Aurich touched down in Cambridge, the Crimson have piled up five game-winning scores in the last minute, including three when the clock was all zeros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Most anyone born in the 20th century would take one look at her plush retro alarm clock radio and instinctively feel the urge to whack its elongated vinyl “snooze” button.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
With the clock ticking down, Wade carried Newcastle forward with a trademark burst down the wing, but the home side were eventually guilty of holding on as Leicester gratefully kicked to touch to claim victory.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Finally, just when I thought I couldn’t lie there for one more second, the clock ticked to eleven p.m., and I snuck out of bed and out the door like a shadow.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
