Examples of round-the-clock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Today, Japan’s armed forces provide round-the-clock reinforcement to U.S. military aircraft, ships, and personnel in the region. Tomohiko Taniguchi, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024 Players have round-the-clock access to first-class training facilities with their schools. Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024 This was a nocturnal ritual for the 22-year-old, dressed in a ball cap and a wool overshirt, whose perch — just over 300 yards up a rocky incline from the United States-Mexico border wall — had become a round-the-clock boarding space for people who had crossed unlawfully onto American soil. Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024 The area was a beehive of activity on a round-the-clock schedule. Jerome Hansen, Jack Schermerhorn, Ralph Nelson and Ken McCormick, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024 Norden said that the facility offers a robust slate of activities, as well as physical, speech and occupational therapy, and round-the-clock nursing care. Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024 Russia’s war machine is already quadrupling weapons production in round-the-clock operations. Lara Jakes, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024 Unlike human representatives, AI bots are capable of offering round-the-clock support and managing numerous inquiries simultaneously. Alok Kulkarni, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 The scale of that challenge becomes apparent on entering the city’s traffic management center, where a 20-foot high wall of screens provides a round-the-clock live feed of Bengaluru’s chaotic road network. IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of round-the-clock was in 1907

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“Round-the-clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/round-the-clock. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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