hour-long
adjective
variants
or less commonly hourlong
: lasting an hour
an hour-long commute
hour-long television shows
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The subjects had individual hour-long counseling sessions to figure out what tactics might work best in their lives, such as getting a standing desk, taking stairs instead of elevators, or going for light walks.
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
Following an hour-long exchange, police entered the apartment when Walker tried to close the unit’s door as he was being physically restrained by his son, Prescott wrote in his preliminary report.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
That is remarkably cheap for an hour-long drama.
—James Sneed, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
After browsing at the Downtown vinyl outpost Needle to the Groove for interesting records Deniké will bring her finds to the Break Room for an hour-long listening session.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
Following an hour-long exchange, police entered the apartment when Walker tried to close the unit’s door as he was being physically restrained by his son, Prescott wrote in his preliminary report.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
That is remarkably cheap for an hour-long drama.
—James Sneed, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
After browsing at the Downtown vinyl outpost Needle to the Groove for interesting records Deniké will bring her finds to the Break Room for an hour-long listening session.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 4 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 13 Mar. 2026.
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