clock
Example Sentences
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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
Klugo’s Bluetooth alarm clock isn’t portable, and the hotel alarms ring too softly for him to hear.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
As a natural lark, not an owl, I have seldom needed an alarm clock.
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
A crafty reply occurred to me: “In the Frisian clock on the stairwell!”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
