sundial

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Recent Examples of sundial Not only this, but fascinated by the sundials and time-telling monuments inside the course, Hovland reportedly skipped swing practice to soak in the heritage. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 The executive hinted that the collaboration with Arsham, who marked his appointment as Hublot ambassador by carving a large-scale sundial in ice, could continue to evolve further. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025 The most arresting gallery in the Aegean, set beneath Jeff Koons’ gorgeous sundial. Lela London, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for sundial
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Noun
  • The dress featured a deep V-neckline and structural boning that created an hourglass silhouette, which was balanced out with a voluminous layered princess skirt.
    Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 31 July 2026
  • Shown as the second look on the runway during Paris Couture Week in early July 2026, the ethereal dress was designed with an hourglass shape in cascading ivory fabric.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • Time is kept with a clepsydra, an antique clock consisting of a coconut shell with a hole in it floating in a bucket of water.
    Paul Salopek, History & Culture, 4 Dec. 2020
Noun
  • Before time zones, people used other methods of telling time like sun dials and water clocks.
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
  • His intricate water clocks and automata were not only practical but also visually appealing.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • For most of the 20th century, intelligence research took place, quite literally, in a room with a stopwatch.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • In many places, no one is standing by with a stopwatch to enforce the rule.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 26 June 2026

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“Sundial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sundial. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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