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Meanings of hour in English
Unit of time.
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Examples for "time of day"
Examples for "time of day"
1
I just thought I'd stop by an' pass the time of day.
2
Jamie'd picked a good time of day to turn up, Ian thought.
3
The time of day on the clock was wrong; the Cupid swung.
4
Some folk think a stranger can't hardly know the time of day.
5
Early afternoon in Tel Aviv is always a difficult time of day.
Usage of hour in English
1
Sweden actually tested out six-hour work days a couple of years ago.
2
Well, you certainly can't stay here an hour longer than absolutely necessary.
3
I phoned Scott's number an hour ago, again a few minutes ago.
4
However, they said evening peak traffic started an hour earlier, at 3pm.
5
I shall need him ready a good hour before dawn, maybe more.
6
And she said, 'Jesus.' And then she said, 'Half an hour, Christopher.
7
Year by year, and now by the day and hour, it strengthened.
8
I work four days a week year-round, making ten dollars an hour.
9
So far duty hour policy hasn't been informed by evidence, he said.
10
However, because of the late hour, the issue almost slipped by unnoticed.
11
But there were sixteen-hour work days, long lonely times on the road.
12
This is the situation at this hour, a Liberal party senator said.
13
The same order went out to the Second Army an hour later.
14
One answer is that nations often do in their hour of need.
15
The city also received its highest 24-hour rainfall since September last year.
16
Labour would propose amendments to scrap zero hour contracts, Mr Lees-Galloway said.
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United Kingdom
Common
Australia
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New Zealand
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