rush hour
Example Sentences
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Macharia says there have been shortages for about a week - and it was especially affecting her morning rush hour.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
After the two steel columns buckled and several floors of the building began to sag, nine surrounding buildings were evacuated and emergency responders blocked off the streets amid morning rush hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
In the first episode, student Daisy scrambles at rush hour to catch a jeepney, the country's most common form of public transport.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
There, on a crowded train during the evening rush hour, on the night of a Knicks game, I was surrounded by a nuisance I’ve been meeting all too often lately: backpacks.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
I could stay like this all day—it’s one of the few places where One-Fifteen doesn’t exist and where I can forget about talking to detectives—but Momma says we need to leave before rush hour.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
