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Examples of all hours in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The biggest entertainers came at all hours of the day, turning his shop into a 24-hour operation.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 May 2024
Frustrated neighbors reported the group partying into all hours of the night.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2024
Patients came at all hours to pick up medications, ask questions and get shots.
—USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
Corrective Actions: Approved sanitizer solution shall be readily available during all hours of operation.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2024
One reason is that nuclear plants can run at all hours, in any season.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
The Faroes are so far north that in July the sun only sets for an hour or two, and the locals traditionally stay out until all hours during summers (the festival’s evening-closing acts start their sets at around 3 a.m.).
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
Ford also offered to boost its payments to 401(k) retirement accounts by making a 6.4 percent contribution of all hours worked, including overtime.
—Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
Dogs will bark all hours of the night, chickens don’t.
—Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1668, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near all hours
Cite this Entry
“All hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20hours. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
all hours
plural noun
: a very late time
stayed up until all hours
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