sandglass

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandglass
Noun
  • The back features a lace-up corset with red ribbons to highlight her hourglass figure, while a cascading godet flows into a dramatic cathedral-length train.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Newmar’s coveted costume as Catwoman, which was designed for her hourglass figure, was donated to the Smithsonian.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Days sometimes may feel like mere hours when times are good, and the moments may barely tick by in a dull day, but the passage of Earth around the sun hasn’t changed in an easily measurable way since humans first started using sundials.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2025
  • There are these ideas about sunstones and sundials, or little sun compasses, which are entirely possible.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • For example, Timothée could — nay, should: ➽ Get a pork tenderloin sandwich the size of your head ➽ Visit the Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library ➽ Peep the big water clock at the Children’s Museum ➽ Drive all the way down to Bloomington, IN and check out Tibetan Cultural Center.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 May 2025
  • His intricate water clocks and automata were not only practical but also visually appealing.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Sandglass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandglass. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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