How to Use the clock in a Sentence

the clock

noun

• Does the clock stop when the ball goes through the basket?
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2024
• At the heart of Club Privé is the Club House, which is open around the clock.
  — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
• The Chiefs had to burn their timeouts, and the Lions killed the clock for the win.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2023
• Repair crews have worked around the clock since the fire.
  — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
• The ball fell to the court in no-man’s land and the final seconds ran off the clock.
  — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
• The Huskies worked the clock and drove to the Notre Dame 19, setting the stage for Woodill’s field goal.
  — Curt Rallo, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2024
• And Wieland says support for them is on hand around the clock.
  — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
• Elephants are the star of the show there, and game drives can be scheduled around the clock.
  — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2024
• Upon its completion in 1470, the clock was the largest in the world.
  — Danuta Hamlin, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2023
• The 9-1-1 first responders aren't off the clock just yet.
  — Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 16 May 2025
• Just a short time later, the Lions were once again on the clock.
  — Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2023
• And roving bands of men who wanted to turn the clock back.
  — Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
• Enough time was on the clock, and Allen had the ball again late in the game with the ability to tie the game or take the lead.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
• Rome went on to say Hoover police are working around the clock to bring the case to a close.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 18 July 2023
• The shelter stepped in and attempted to feed them around the clock.
  — Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
• As the final seconds went off the clock, Clark threw the ball high in the air and galloped around the court.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
• Before the clock, that might have taken an hour and a half.
  — Chelsea Janes, Scott Allen and Ben Strauss, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2023
• The Doctor keeps falling with the city as the clock strikes midnight.
  — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 24 May 2025
• Coming out of a timeout, Dublin ran a soft zone to take time off the clock.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
• The bar is packed with workers swinging through on their hour off the clock.
  — Allison Dikanovic, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
• The Lions were able to run down the clock and kick the winning field goal as time expired.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
• With the clock ticking, Sanchez doesn’t want that feeling to fade away.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024
• Replays and photos appeared to show the ball in Cameron’s hands as the clock hit 0:00.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 13 Jan. 2024
• Once the clock hits 6:30 p.m., van Raemdonck’s kids chat with the CEO about their day.
  — Bypayton Kirol, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2023
• Soldiers were on high alert and under high stress around the clock.
  — Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
• This will also affect the clock and widgets on the lock screen.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 21 Sep. 2023
• There are just so many people that want to weigh in on this topic around the clock.
  — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2023
• Soon, however, the clock neared 4:30 p.m., and court adjourned for the day.
  — Ben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 4 Oct. 2023
• But the clock is ticking on more than 100 trade deals that Trump has to get done by early July.
  — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
• Use the reserves as a way to toy with opponents, drain the clock and log fewer possessions with Jokic off the floor.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 May 2025