How to Use clock in a Sentence

clock

1 of 2 noun

• Most countries around the world don't change their clocks twice a year.
  — TIME, 9 Mar. 2024
• Style it by adding a lamp, a clock, and your current book on top.
  — Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2024
• The win was Texas’ first sub-two-hour game in the pitch clock era, wrapping up in a brisk 1:58.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2023
• As the day passes, the shadow will move in a circle—just like the hands of a clock!
  — Nicole Harris, Parents, 16 Nov. 2023
• This clock expects light in the day and darkness at night.
  — Lauryn Higgins, Health, 20 Oct. 2023
• The pitch clock is the best thing to happen to baseball in my lifetime.
  — Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
• Archer had a 6-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to force the running clock.
  — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2023
• The full sitdown with the legendary Big Boy clocks in at around an hour and 20 minutes.
  — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2024
• Plus, the tabletop clock functions as a nightlight — simply tap the top of the clock to turn the light on or off.
  — Andie Kanaras, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2023
• The movement itself, on full display, is the showpiece of the high-tech clock.
  — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 20 July 2023
• Given that the episode clocks in at under 21 minutes, this breaks down to about four a minute.
  — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
• The game clock will be stopped when a first down is gained during the last two minutes of either half.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 18 July 2023
• There is another clock on the wall pointed to 2 o'clock.
  — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
• One of those necklaces is, notably, a clock on a chocker with the time set to midnight.
  — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2024
• Before bed, don’t forget to set any clocks back an hour.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
• What Jackson can’t tune out is the ticking clock of her tenure.
  — Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
• And for those who need more room to roam, the three-bedroom spread clocks in at 3,710 square feet and overlooks Central Park.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2023
• But Occupied City clocks in at almost four and a half hours.
  — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023
• The Heat went 5:07 of game clock without scoring during the Knicks’ fourth-quarter spurt.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
• Generations of families have sat at the same greasy bar stools and looked at the same old clock on the wall.
  — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2023
• The larger ones say that bleeding clock runs through Michigan’s veins.
  — Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
• Chicago was able to waste some clock and answer back with a field goal to go up 24-6 with less than six minutes to go.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
• Yeah, Artemis of Ephesus as a clock—not for Wirecutter.
  — Prudence Crowther, The New York Review of Books, 29 Apr. 2023
• This final season clocks in at eight episodes, with a 70-minute finale.
  — James Grebey, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2023
• The early Mattel sold things like bowls, mirrors, and clocks made out of plastic.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 21 July 2023
• The most important new rule is the game clock will only stop on first downs in the final two minutes of each half.
  — Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2023
• The concert film clocks in at two hours and 45 minutes, running a bit shorter than her three-hour-plus shows.
  — Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023
• Check eBay or Etsy for an antique clock, or search at flea markets or swap meets.
  — Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
• Ben Simmons carried a Thom Browne briefcase affixed with a clock and Tyla—dresses as the sands of time—held an hourglass.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 7 May 2024
• For travelers interested in the Musée d’Orsay clock room, booking will open on May 21.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024

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clock

2 of 2 verb

• I was so angry I wanted to clock him.
• The cop said she clocked me going 95 miles per hour.
• His fastest pitch was clocked at 91 miles per hour.
• He clocked 3 hours and 15 minutes in his last marathon.
• She was once clocked in a home-stretch dash at 40 miles an hour.
  — Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
• The full-length version of the song clocked in at a whopping 14-plus minutes.
  — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
• Cincinnati Reds starter Hunter Greene’s pitch was clocked at 100.2 mph.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2023
• But Jones, who works at a local bank, still plans to clock in for work on Monday.
  — oregonlive, 9 June 2023
• He’s been bombing first serves, including one in the third round that clocked in at 147 mph.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
• Both are long, clocking in at three hours and 26 minutes for Killers and two hours and 49 minutes for Eras.
  — Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2023
• Sanchez’s first pitch on Saturday to Iglesias clocked in at just 88.7 mph.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024
• Bonus: This beer clocks in at just 60 calories, so those few beers have less of an impact on his waistline!
  — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2024
• At the time, the Hive quickly clocked the trailer as a possible nod to Bey’s 2016 album Lemonade.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Feb. 2024
• The actor clocked in at three hours and 48 minutes, while the singer, running with her twin brother, was done in four hours and 28 minutes.
  — Nancy Mattia, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
• Those blazing times are clocked on flat and fast courses in Chicago, Berlin and London.
  — Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• The sessions, which in the past often clocked in at less than an hour, now regularly stretched longer than four.
  — Patrick Marley, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023
• The song serves as Again’s climactic closer, where the tracklist clocks in with 13 songs total.
  — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Aug. 2023
• The water around Key West clocked in at almost 93 degrees on Wednesday.
  — Dante Chinni, NBC News, 16 July 2023
• The labor market is slowing down but still clocked a 34th straight month of gains in October.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
• Fortunately for hikers who are looking for a short trek, the climb to the top of the peak won’t take long, clocking in at 200 yards on a dirt trail.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2024
• Perry Williams, a tall man with a gentle drawl, clocked in 36 years with the city’s water department.
  — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2024
• Venus has the longest day in our solar system, clocking in at a whopping 5,832 hours.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2023
• As the Cat 5 storm approached in September, a single day’s page views clocked in at about 57 million.
  — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
• The job market shows some signs of slowing but has clocked 33 consecutive months of gains.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
• Pierre and her fiancé had just clocked out from work at a nearby Bojangles and were sitting at a bus stop.
  — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
• With the addition of the bonus songs, The Tortured Poets Department now clocks in at 31 tracks (that’s 13 backwards).
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024
• And of course, among the vines, there were no subway windows or storefronts available in which to clock my reflection.
  — Eliza Dumais, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2023
• Daniels' time on the witness stand — which clocked in at more than five hours — wrapped up early Thursday afternoon.
  — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 9 May 2024
• Gaming isn’t the best, but battery life is outstanding, clocking in at 12.5 hours.
  — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2024
• Another text message from the victim's phone was sent at 11:07 a.m. which stated that the victim wasn't feeling well and had clocked out for the day.
  — Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024