Sentence examples for hand of the clock from inspiring English sources
The slender black hand of the clock ticked and twitched, like an old man tapping and jerking his cane.
"Sometimes it seems to my eyes that the 'second hand' of the clock stops for a second or less.
This is known as the "stopped-clock illusion" and is thought to be caused by tiny eye movements, known as saccades, that temporarily slow our perception, leading it to look like the hand of the clock is jammed before it picks up again.
Florescent lights buzzed and the minute hand of the clock inched around the dial with loud clicks as Molgaard covered the board with X and Y axes.
The principal hand of the clock indicates the time of day on the outer ring of 24 golden Roman numerals, which run twice from I to XII.
I don't wear a watch, so I must guesstimate how long I've been on the pot by following the minute hand of the clock on the wall, which is imprecise at best.
The hand of the clocks moved at a constant speed, circling the clock in approximately 8 to 14 s.
Defenders clutching at his feet, linemen seizing at his jersey, Tom Brady stood still, as if he had all the time in the world, as if he was personally holding back the minute-hand of the clock and keeping it from ticking.
