Sentence examples for broken clock from inspiring English sources

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A broken clock hung by a bamboo pole next to the photograph.

"Four of Two," from the children's album, uses a cheerful tune to tell the tragic story of a man waiting for his date beneath a broken clock.

The broken clock tower which once stood on the jetty floats in the river, shattering the water into innumerable wavelets as it rocks and sways.

The arch facing the Bowery is topped with a (broken) clock set into a sculpture by Charles Keck; a muscular interpretation of the New York City seal, in which an Indian, sailor and eagle surround a wreath.

You, the broken clock.

Carpentry helped him rebuild broken clock cases, while goldsmithing taught him to be scrupulous with his materials.

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We know about broken clocks, but this proves that a broken speaker is also correct two times a day.

There were riding whips, a ghost ship, globes, spice blends, succulent cacti, wooden guns (entitled "weapons for kids"), antiquated sixties album covers, a gilded motorcycle helmet, and, lined up along the painted mantle at the entrance, thirteen broken clocks.

"Red Fly/Blue Bottle," a dreamlike multimedia musical at Here Arts Center, repeatedly employs a series of metaphors — broken clocks, a buzzing fly and, my favorite, an ampersand unscrewing — to illustrate the impact of losing a loved one.

It is where Fred Daly (Colm Meaney), a portly, middle-aged jack-of-all-trades whose hobby is repairing broken clocks and watches, and Cathal O'Regan (Colin Morgan), a 21-year-old heroin addict with cavernous cheekbones and alarmingly brown teeth, meet and team up as unlikely buddies.

"There were broken clocks, bits of structural plastic material, and lots of jars and food items packaged in plastic," Nigel said.

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