vacant hour

Example Sentences

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It fills a vacant hour for leisurely people, it gives agreeable distraction, it furnishes some pleasant dreams.

From The Altar Fire by Benson, Arthur Christopher

Some hug their business, some their pleasure-scheme; Some seize the vacant hour to sleep or dream; Heart locked in heart some kneel and watch apart.

From Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems by Rossetti, Christina Georgina

It is a psychological fact well known to housekeepers that there is a vacant hour in the middle of the afternoon when Satan sometimes finds a joint in the protective armour of the domestic servant.

From Kathleen by Morley, Christopher

As for buffoons and artists, to amuse a vacant hour or sketch a vacant face, we must frankly tell you at once that there is not one.

From The Young Duke by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

“In my next vacant hour, following the one devoted to Lafelle, I want to see Reverend Darius Borwell,” he directed.

From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis