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 is slowly running out, and time is being wasted," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

“She is like an infinite hourglass, and in time, she will receive all the credit that she deserves for following her muse and selecting such an honest musical path.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

I flip over the one large hourglass on the mantel in the treatment room.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton