rush hour
noun
: a period of the day when the demands especially of traffic or business are at a peak
Examples of rush hour in a Sentence
We got caught in the morning rush hour.
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Russian forces killed eight civilians in attacks Tuesday, including a drone strike on a bus in southeastern Nikopol during morning rush hour.
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Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
An unlicensed juvenile driver led deputies on a rush hour car chase the ended when the vehicle slammed into a tree and caught fire, according to investigators in North Carolina.
—Mark Price
april 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2026
Suicide bombers targeted three subway trains and a double-decker bus during the morning rush hour.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
On an average Tuesday, Caltrain carries a total of three freeway lanes’ worth of people during rush hour, easing pressure on Highway 101 down the Peninsula, agency staff say.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2026
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Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
An unlicensed juvenile driver led deputies on a rush hour car chase the ended when the vehicle slammed into a tree and caught fire, according to investigators in North Carolina.
—Mark Price
april 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2026
Suicide bombers targeted three subway trains and a double-decker bus during the morning rush hour.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
On an average Tuesday, Caltrain carries a total of three freeway lanes’ worth of people during rush hour, easing pressure on Highway 101 down the Peninsula, agency staff say.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rush hour
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“Rush hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rush%20hour. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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