Sentence examples for a straight hour from inspiring English sources

Considering I saw some old guy texting on the highway in Ohio yesterday for almost a straight hour, weaving from side to side as he messaged his gerontologist or whatever, I think this cartoon is particularly apt.

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Where else are you going to get a Laibach threepeat in the middle of the afternoon, or--as we were delighted by back on a photo shoot in March--a straight hour and a half of amazing listener-submitted "covers" of a weird 30-second rant about cake recorded by a friend of the DJ 20 years ago--also smack in the middle of the afternoon?

If you can tear yourself away before the sun sets, it is a straight three-to-four hour drive back to Arequipa.

But some critics are saying that by allowing hosts to take sides on such a contentious issue during a straight news hour CNN is confusing its viewers and compromising the network's claims of neutrality.

Harrison's 86 drivers receive a flat $150 a day -- which the company has offered to increase by 75 cents, Fraser said -- so a straight eight-hour shift works out to $18.75 an hour.

In July, a barman in the northern town of Hamme spent a record 102 straight hours serving beer in his café.

If staring at a book for 2 straight hours without a break makes you miserable, then don't do it.

After thinking about nothing but Mystery Hunt for a good 68 straight hours, it's bittersweet to find myself back in the routine of normal life.

With breath control to match the most skilled coloratura soprano, Ms. Griffin holds forth at a relentless clip for two straight hours without a break, taking just the occasional sip from a glass of water.

"So I pulled a straight 24-hour shift.