Sentence examples for clock is right from inspiring English sources

Idiom

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

This is used when people get lucky and are undeservedly successful.('Even a stopped clock is right twice a day' is also used).

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Even a stopped clock is right twice daily.

A stopped clock is right twice a day.

It's also the case that a broken clock is right twice a day.

Line: Falcons by 4 The saying goes that a broken clock is right twice a day.

My colleagues, somewhat harshly, said that even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

"Even a stopped clock is right twice a day," he told me.

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Sometimes, of course – like a stopped clock being right twice a day or hating Michael Portillo so much you find you've actually started to quite fancy him instead – reality shows loop back on themselves and become so bad they're... well, still not good but something else entirely.

Bolton, like stopped clocks, is right once in awhile.

Whether it's a case of broken clocks being right twice a day or a diligent deduction of clues, other shows' secrets have also been outed by fans.

"Like a stopped clock, Coleman is right at least twice a day".

Like a stopped clock, Coleman is right at least twice day.

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