How to Use rush hour in a Sentence

rush hour

noun

• We got caught in the morning rush hour.
• Add the rush hour trip back home, and that gets to be a lot of work.
  — Cameron Fields, cleveland, 27 June 2021
• This metro Phoenix city has one of the deadliest rush hours in the US.
  — Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2024
• Paul area, and likes to get out of the office, even during rush hour.
  — Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 16 June 2021
• As car traffic went up, the speed of rush hour went down, the report said.
  — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 July 2021
• Inside, the colony looked like a train station at rush hour.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
• Traffic on the main drag creeps as slowly as the on Mass. Pike at rush hour.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2021
• 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 closure will continue through the evening rush hour.
  — Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 14 May 2024
• 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
• For Buendia, that price was being shot to death on a busy street during rush hour.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 22 July 2021
• 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 restaurant rush hour is usually in the afternoon, as that is lunchtime for many.
  — Noé Sandoval, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2021
• 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
• Theater lovers may miss the lobby hum and curtain call roar, but rush hour traffic is a hard habit to restart.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2021
• Take a practice drive during rush hour to see what your commute might be.
  — Belinda Epps, Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2023
• People trade pained smiles when we get stuck with her during rush hours and closing.
  — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 27 July 2024
• The road was closed for a few hours, interrupting rush hour traffic.
  — Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 10 June 2021
• 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
• Travel: People traveling by car are encouraged to hit the road early and avoid rush hour.
  — Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 4 July 2024
• The accident occurred at about 5 p.m. Monday during rush hour, on heavily trafficked Los Feliz Boulevard.
  — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024