How to Use round-the-clock in a Sentence

round-the-clock

adjective
  • 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
  • The leather case for our TV remote was as delightful to her as our having a round-the-clock butler.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
  • While negotiators have been in round-the-clock talks, no deal has yet been announced.
    Alan Rappeport, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2023
  • Her older son, Aidan, who is sixteen, is nonverbal and needs round-the-clock care.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Teams from labs across the country came to that conclusion following round-the-clock testing over the past four months.
    Marcia Dunn, The Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The show grew so big so fast that Johnson soon needed round-the-clock security.
    J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The school has provided round-the-clock access to counseling.
    Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Following his release from the hospital, Prince was under round-the-clock care for two and a half weeks.
    Chelsea White, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The result became known as the Telemarathon, a round-the-clock broadcast of news and commentary that airs on all the major channels in Ukraine.
    Simon Shuster, Time, 22 June 2023
  • Social media and round-the-clock draft coverage did not exist in 1996.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr. 2023
  • For hotels and resorts, clearing the stuff off beaches can amount to a round-the-clock operation.
    Suman Naishadham, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The urgent round-the-clock nature of medical care means that there is a limit to how much emissions can be reduced.
    Cecilia Butini, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Daily care for her 2-year-old son Alex, born with cerebral palsy, is a round-the-clock rollercoaster of heartaches and rewards.
    oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Ottawans complained of the disruption caused by round-the-clock honking and the noxious fumes of idling vehicles.
    Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Read full article Crews closed the tunnel July 5 to begin round-the-clock repairs.
    Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
  • In Keeler’s final years, she was robbed of much of her mobility and speech and needed round-the-clock support at home.
    Adam Carlson, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
  • America’s round-the-clock work culture may contribute to that trend.
    Emily Badger, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The round-the-clock rumble of the sugar plant will have its muted counterpart in an area where each person is on a different clock.
    Curbed, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The casino floor beckons gamblers with more than 1,900 slot machines and round-the-clock blackjack and poker tables.
    Tom Peterson, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
  • And as doctors began the slow work of grafting healthy skin onto her wounds, she was placed under round-the-clock sedation.
    Mike Baker, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Due to the mysterious circumstances of John’s death, the police advised Johnson to hire a round-the-clock bodyguard.
    Beatrice Hazlehurst, ELLE, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Staff is always available for round-the-clock help and ideas for local activities.
    Seward Hospitality, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2023
  • At this online casino, the round-the-clock customer service team responds to your complaints quickly.
    Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Players have round-the-clock access to first-class training facilities with their schools.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
  • But visitors will have to wait a few months for the cubs’ official debut as the newborns receive round-the-clock intensive care.
    Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
  • There will also be a round-the-clock hospital with free medical visits.
    Julia Buckley, CNN, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Just know that your camping trip will actually be a round-the-clock cat-sitting trip that happens to include a tent and sleeping bag.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Tapping the earth's heat can provide round-the-clock low-carbon power, particularly in the West.
    Daniel Moore, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Both coal and oil imports have risen rapidly as the population takes a liking to round-the-clock electricity and car ownership.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
  • There will also be mounted police on standby outside the building, round-the-clock armed security, and drones in flight over the building, monitoring for approaching threats.
    David Gilbert, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024

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