Examples of zero hour in a Sentence

we're at the zero hour, so someone has to make a decision

Recent Examples on the Web Biden's August deadline marks zero hour for the next phase of a larger international quest: to trace back the virus in order to hold the responsible parties to account, and to understand its inception in order to prevent the next one. — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2021 In Germany, some 3 million workers are being supported, with the government paying up to 60% of their net salary if they are temporarily put on shorter or zero hours. — Masha Macpherson And David Mchugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2020 Major milestones in the emergency plan are performed according to a predetermined schedule in the hours and days leading up to the zero hour. — Daniel B. Hess, CNN, 2 Sep. 2019 In Act Two, tensions continue to rise and reach their frightful climax at zero hour detonation. — Paul Ross, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2018

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