hour-long
adjective
variants
or less commonly hourlong
: lasting an hour
an hour-long commute
hour-long television shows
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Outside, Lacey Mammen waited in the cold about midway through the hour-long line.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
This free hour-long program in the Rancho Bernardo Library is an introduction to the world of classical ballet for children in Pre-K through fifth grades, but children of all ages are welcome.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
People subscribe to and binge multi-hour-long conversations.
—Big Think, 11 Mar. 2026
The hour-long session clearly has an emotional effect on the singers and their carers.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
This free hour-long program in the Rancho Bernardo Library is an introduction to the world of classical ballet for children in Pre-K through fifth grades, but children of all ages are welcome.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
People subscribe to and binge multi-hour-long conversations.
—Big Think, 11 Mar. 2026
The hour-long session clearly has an emotional effect on the singers and their carers.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hour-long
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“Hour-long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hour-long. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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