How to Use rush hour in a Sentence

rush hour

noun

• We got caught in the morning rush hour.
• Inside, the colony looked like a train station at rush hour.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
• At the peak of rush hour, the northbound wait was often under an hour.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022
• For the second time this week, snow will impact the morning rush hour.
  — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
• And that doesn't even address the nightmare of driving there at rush hour.
  — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
• Morning rush hour around the Beltway could see some flakes, though.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023
• The sense of urgency is as intense as rush hour traffic on the way to work.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2022
• The twin blasts occurred amid the buzz of rush hour traffic and police closed part of a main highway leading out of the city.
  — Paul Goldman, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2022
• When freeways are busiest:Does metro Phoenix have rush hour traffic?
  — The Arizona Republic, 5 Jan. 2024
• So at rush hour, the Jaba road was clogged with a long line of Palestinian buses, trucks, and cars.
  — Nathan Thrall, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023
• The rush hour traffic caused by commuters using the road to bypass jams on the highway had not yet picked up.
  — Menno Schilthuizen, Scientific American, 12 Apr. 2022
• More light at night leads to fewer collisions on roads during the evening rush hour.
  — WIRED, 11 Mar. 2023
• Many drivers stuck in the morning rush hour traffic honked in support.
  — Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
• The Metro is the most efficient way to cover longer distances, though it's best avoided at rush hour.
  — Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
• Take a practice drive during rush hour to see what your commute might be.
  — Belinda Epps, Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2023
• The worst time is the late afternoon, when travelers mix with rush hour commuters.
  — The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
• On Wednesday, heavy rain and wind will affect the East Coast, including the I-95 corridor around the evening rush hour.
  — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024
• Passengers filled up the commuter line to Kingston around rush hour on a Tuesday in South Station.
  — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2023
• The stations are massive and sparkling clean, although on Wednesday the crush of World Cup fans left the trains packed tighter than a Tokyo subway car at rush hour.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
• In a crowded car at rush hour, though, commuters might make contact with someone else’s skin.
  — Camille Caldera, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022
• Most travel lanes have since reopened, at least during rush hour.
  — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2022
• The short-turn trips already occur during rush hours, but will now be expanded to run throughout the day.
  — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2023
• The twin blasts occurred amid the buzz of rush hour traffic and police briefly closed part of a main highway leading out of the city, where the first explosion went off.
  — Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2022
• The twin blasts occurred amid the buzz of rush hour traffic and police briefly closed part of a main highway leading out of the city, where the fist explosion went off.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
• Plan your route, avoid commuter rush hours, and expect some traffic to get the most out of driving in Los Angeles.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2023
• The shooting happened early Thursday morning at the start of rush hour in New Zealand’s largest city.
  — Time, 20 July 2023
• Bus and tram services in the Paris area shut as a precaution, and many tram lines remained shut for Friday morning rush hour.
  — Sylvie Corbet, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2023
• Police went to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge during the Tuesday evening rush hour after a man with a gun was reported there.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
• Friday nights mean rush hour traffic, plus high school football.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2023
• Far more motorists would have surely died had the collision happened at rush hour.
  — Peter Nicholas, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024