How to Use clock in a Sentence

clock

1 of 2 noun

• But clocks can make good gifts, too.
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
• In the fall, clocks fall back one hour.
  — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
• But that yield might have a clock on it.
  — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
• So, when do clocks turn back this year?
  — Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
• Those clocks don’t tick at the same speed.
  — Michael Fealey, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2026
• How much of the play clock does a team use?
  — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
• And don’t even ask why there isn’t a clock.
  — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
• That clock will run out by late April.
  — Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
• Massie wears a debt clock lapel pin and lives off the grid.
  — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
• And don't forget to set your clocks!
  — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
• Kids are valuable clocks to have around.
  — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
• There's one second on the play clock.
  — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
• Set your clocks ahead an hour before bed.
  — Scott Withers, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
• Thank goodness for the pitch clock.
  — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
• In the spring, clocks spring forward one hour.
  — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
• The kitchen clock ticked loudly above their heads.
  — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
• The flicker is the sign of two clocks out of sync.
  — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
• The pitch clock has sped the game’s geriatric pace.
  — Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
• Banning the shift, pitch clocks, size of the bases.
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
• Rather than counting swings, these clocks count light waves.
  — Andrei Derevianko, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
• The film clocks in at nearly three hours but feels half as long.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
• Most countries around the world don't change their clocks twice a year.
  — TIME, 9 Mar. 2024
• With tax and tip, these clock in at $7 per order.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2026
• Style it by adding a lamp, a clock, and your current book on top.
  — Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2024
• That five-day clock runs out Tuesday.
  — The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
• There are no crowds and very few clocks—just water, reef, and sky.
  — Desiree Norman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
• Will Texas stop changing clocks?
  — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
• That also means its almost time for clocks to fall back.
  — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
• What are the best digital wall clocks to buy?
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
• Both of them got their clocks cleaned in Ike’s second midterm.
  — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2026

clock

2 of 2 verb

• I was so angry I wanted to clock him.
• The cop said she clocked me going 95 miles per hour.
• His fastest pitch was clocked at 91 miles per hour.
• He clocked 3 hours and 15 minutes in his last marathon.
• Care that doesn’t clock out – on rounds or on call.
  — Joseph Choi, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
• And over time, the rest of the state clocked it, too.
  — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
• Sometimes that clock moves fast.
  — Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
• Carter clocked that shift early.
  — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
• These are the people who clock in, not just log on.
  — Silvija Martincevic, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
• One track clocked in at more than 22 minutes long.
  — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
• Essayli clocked his first full year in office this week.
  — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
• Get ready to clock back in for your favorite 15-hour shift.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2026
• Get ready to clock back in for your favorite 15-hour shift.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Jan. 2026
• Get ready to clock back in for your favorite 15-hour shift.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Jan. 2026
• Get ready to clock back in for your favorite 15-hour shift.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Jan. 2026
• Get ready to clock back in for your favorite 15-hour shift.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
• Get ready to clock back in for your favorite 15-hour shift.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2026
• Managers are going to clock out.
  — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
• Keep an eye on your screen time to clock major shifts in your phone usage.
  — Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 20 Oct. 2025
• The new workforce is clocking in.
  — Thanh Pham, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
• Today’s clocked in at just 130.
  — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 17 June 2026
• Khan started to receive texts from friends who clocked his pieces as the film hit screens.
  — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
• Most of the cocktails clock in at or under $12.
  — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
• The back-to-back fastballs clocked in at a whopping 82 mph.
  — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
• As expected, the faster speed clocked more miles but used more battery.
  — Adam L. Neal, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
• Who shows up for them—and who doesn’t—is something else children are likely to clock.
  — Hannah Silverman, Parents, 18 June 2026
• The average reader clocked in with eight.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
• Cardi’s jokes and swagger never clock out.
  — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2025
• Observers in lanyards clocked his every twitch.
  — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
• Not just two All-Star co-workers clocking in for a shift.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026