Definition: 1. A timepiece that shows the time of day. 2. Measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time.
Use 'clock' in a sentence:
1. The clock struck the hour.
2. That clock's ten minutes fast.
3. It was ten past six by the kitchen clock.
4. He has clocked up more than 25 years on the committee.
5. I set the alarm clock for 7 o'clock.
6. On the trip we clocked up over 1 800 miles.
7. The clock showed midnight.
8. The clock on the wall showed one minute to twelve.
9. She heard the clock strike midnight.
10. The police clocked her doing over 100 miles an hour.
11. The clock has just struck three.
12. Did you hear the clock strike?
13. The clock has stopped.
14. The clock stopped at 11:59 Saturday night.
15. The clock struck nine.
16. The night duty officer was ready to clock off.
17. The clock said three o'clock.
18. The only sound was the soft tick of the clock.
19. The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more.
20. I set my alarm clock for 4:30.
21. He took the clock to pieces.
22. The clock struck six just as I arrived.
23. The clock ticked away the minutes.
24. Ellen heard the loud ticking of the clock in the hall.
25. He clocked 10.09 seconds in the 100 metres final.
26. I have to clock in by eight.
27. The clock is about two and a half minutes slow.
28. The clock chimed midday.
29. The walls were bare except for a clock.
30. I heard the clock chime.
31. The clock on the dashboard said it was five to two.
32. In the silence we could hear the clock ticking.
33. During his talk, most of the delegates had one eye on the clock.
34. I clocked her in the driving mirror.
35. This machine has a clock speed of 1.6GHz.
36. This clock loses two minutes a day.
37. He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock.
38. This clock is a collector's item.
39. He invented the first electric clock.
40. I forbid anyone to touch that clock.
41. The hands of the clock crept slowly around.
42. A grandfather clock ticked away in a corner.
43. This clock doesn't go.
44. The clock began to whirr before striking the hour.
