clock radio
noun
: a combination clock and radio device in which the clock can be set to turn on the radio at a designated time
Examples of clock radio in a Sentence
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Here’s the number one bestseller in clock radios on Amazon.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
The readout is visually closer to an LED clock radio than a smart display and is only slightly more flexible than a purely alphanumeric output.
—PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
But still, some clock radios also had charging outlets that were helpful, and at least that feature is missed.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Nor has the band ever played so deftly with sounds of comfort and alarm, like a clock radio slicing through the most blissful dream.
—Bobby Olivier, SPIN, 10 Feb. 2023
There was also a sense of community, knowing that that song is coming on in everybody’s car — or clock radio — right now.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
The burglar took a television, clock radio, clothing, meat from the refrigerator and other items, according to court records.
—Dallas News, 2 June 2022
The photos showed a makeshift nightstand, a cross on the wall, pillows, an iPad, a lamp and a clock radio.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022
Its cry for help is truly feeble—quieter than a phone ringing or the alarm on my clock radio.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2015
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
The readout is visually closer to an LED clock radio than a smart display and is only slightly more flexible than a purely alphanumeric output.
—PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
But still, some clock radios also had charging outlets that were helpful, and at least that feature is missed.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Nor has the band ever played so deftly with sounds of comfort and alarm, like a clock radio slicing through the most blissful dream.
—Bobby Olivier, SPIN, 10 Feb. 2023
There was also a sense of community, knowing that that song is coming on in everybody’s car — or clock radio — right now.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
The burglar took a television, clock radio, clothing, meat from the refrigerator and other items, according to court records.
—Dallas News, 2 June 2022
The photos showed a makeshift nightstand, a cross on the wall, pillows, an iPad, a lamp and a clock radio.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022
Its cry for help is truly feeble—quieter than a phone ringing or the alarm on my clock radio.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2015
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“Clock radio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clock%20radio. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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