Sentence examples for hour meaning from inspiring English sources

Nearly all work is billed by the hour, meaning efficiency destroys revenue.

("Today" played all its national commercials in its higher-rated first hour, meaning its lower-rated second hour didn't get counted at all in the ratings that morning).

NBC saved the day with a last-minute Friday morning stratagem: playing all its national commercials in "Today's" higher-rated 7 a.m. hour — meaning its less-watched second hour did not count that day.

Early test runs clock its speed at more than 47 knots or about 54 miles an hour, meaning the trips across Lake Ontario will last about 2 hours 15 minutes.

On low-lying Long Island, though, they hover at around 11 miles per hour, meaning a turbine can pick up more of a building's tab, says Michael Urban, a resident of Brookhaven.

What I do remember is the following scene, played out at various times throughout my youth: "But I can't sleep!" I'd protest as my parents tried to wrestle me into bed at what they called a decent hour, meaning any time before 1am.

Engineers can also replace points in just eight hours, meaning less time is needed for engineering works.

The bulbs were supposed to burn for 10,000 hours, meaning they should have lasted for years in normal use.

Syria still maintains Mediterranean working hours, meaning offices shut between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. before reopening in early evening.

It has a half-life of six hours, meaning that it loses half its strength in that period.

Chick-fil-A recommends eating small meals every few hours, meaning my salad was probably not going to be enough to last me through the night.