How to Use an/per hour in a Sentence

an/per hour

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  • About an hour after the 911 call, the man died at the scene.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Pull the grits out of the fridge about an hour before lunch and pop the ramekins into the oven.
    — Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The group had to guess when an hour had passed, counting the seconds.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 20 Oct. 2023
  • This extends the journey time by around an hour and a half.
    — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
  • The vehicle was found less than an hour later, about a mile from the site of the theft.
    — Robert Legare, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Find a spot with a clear view that faces the east about an hour before sunrise.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 21 June 2024
  • The courthouse doors usually open to the line about an hour and half before the 9:30 a.m.
    — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 14 May 2024
  • None of those recipes takes more than an hour to make and all can easily feed a crowd.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2024
  • On a solo tour, and not for the first time, Hill shows up more than an hour late for a show in Oakland.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The fire crews had arrived about an hour and a half earlier.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
  • This Root Touch-Up Kit camouflages up to one inch of gray hairs in about an hour.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Under the terms of the agreement, the state will be charged $45.50 per hour for the work of each payroll analyst.
    — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Just as with Josiah, the meeting paused for a break after an hour.
    — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
  • All six men were in harmonious sync for what felt like an hour.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2024
  • In other words, there’s a big gap between what skilled coders earn per hour and what a beat cop earns.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024
  • All that, only to find what may be the most suitable spot to play only an hour from home.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The father of four — three still live at home — is making $15.50 an hour, hardly enough to get by.
    — Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
  • That’s a big increase from the state minimum wage, which will be $16 an hour next year.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • In a wildfire, a house burns for about an hour at 1,800 degrees at its hottest point, near the ceiling, Babrauskas said.
    — Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Kuzydym called and emailed Metro Parks and city officials, and in less than an hour, the water was on at the 8.8-acre park.
    — Veda Morgan, The Courier-Journal, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Leave it in the hair for up to half an hour before rinsing it thoroughly.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 17 Aug. 2024
  • The union jobs paid between $19 and $26 per hour, and provided a pension, Fuller said.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Olvera got her start as a housekeeper and early on made around $13.25 an hour.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The Brazilian took 15 touches in the quarter of an hour leading up to City’s goal, but only 16 throughout the rest of the half.
    — Thom Harris, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Whiling away an hour or two at the Wilderness Outpost boutique.
    — Samantha Falewée, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Setup: The mattress came out of the box and expanded to its full size within an hour.
    — Sabrina Rojas Weiss, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • Torres said diners come from all over North Texas, and some drive up to an hour to eat her dishes.
    — Imelda García, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The venue is located about an hour and a half drive from Washington D.C.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The new drone is capable of flying at speeds of 45 miles per hour and is small enough to fit into the trunk of a police car.
    — WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Winds in the Gulf right now are measuring a punishing 60 miles per hour — nearly hurricane force.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024

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