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hourglass

noun

Definition of hourglass

as in sundial

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Recent Examples of hourglass Curvy silhouettes and hourglass shapes love how the high waistband contours without digging into the skin, while several postpartum shoppers praised the support through the midsection. — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 On July 13, Mone posted an hourglass GIF on Twitter, possibly suggesting Bayley’s WWE exit was only a matter of time. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 But like Colletti before him, with Walter having purchased the majority stake in the Lakers, Pelinka is going to have to crash the hourglass and build a winner with haste. — Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 How to identify a copperhead The snakes have contrasting brown crossbands shaped like an hourglass or dumbbell, according to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hourglass

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In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Epstein significantly expanded the living spaces, adding a larger pool, new cabanas, a massive sundial and a bizarre temple-like structure overlooking the island’s southwest coast.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Our junior suite overlooked the 18th-century-style garden, where a life-sized statue of James Joyce doubles as a sundial.

— Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2026

Definition of sundial

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Humphreys and his colleagues have demonstrated how a mock Starlink service can produce navigation and timing solutions with 10-meter-level accuracy if Starlink supplies the real-time clock and orbit corrections—albeit only after a minutes-long processing delay.

— Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
The show originated at a design museum in Saint-Étienne; Musée des Arts et Métiers has supplemented it with lemons from its permanent collection, such as the ten-hour decimal-time clock, used during the French Revolution.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

Definition of time clock

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Considering that the app in question might be an alarm clock or a calendar, allowing that permission may not immediately ring any alarm bells.

— Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026
For people who cannot easily get outside, sunrise alarm clocks such as the Philips SmartSleep Wake-Up Light and the Hatch alarm clock simulate sunrise indoors.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026

Definition of alarm clock

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