clock
Example Sentences
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To confirm he still has his marbles, he was asked to draw a clock face displaying the time 10 minutes after 11.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
His alarm clock, a big and bulky machine that’s Bluetooth-connected to the house’s fire alarm, rattles his room until he finally shuts it off.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
With its exquisite controls—a knob to wind the clock, a key to wind the bell and a button to silence the alarm—it was a bewildering cross between jewelry and a grown-up appliance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The trust fund’s clock has six years to go and is running faster.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Using her beak, C.C. pried open a long thin door in the belly of the clock, thus revealing an intricate display of rusted gears and springs and chains and doodads creaking away.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
