Sentence examples for hours from inspiring English sources

The word "hours" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a specific length of time; for example, "It will take 24 hours to complete this task."

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hours

noun

Plural of hour

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Scheduled to make the 1,492km 9277 miles) journey every day except Christmas Day, the A320 plane has seen passengers delayed for as little as two minutes and as long as 12 hours and 18 minutes.

Within 24 hours of this happening Katie Hopkins posted vile remarks on Twitter about how long the people of Scotland live for.

An increase in free childcare for three- and four-year-olds, to 30 hours a week.

So the stakes are high in these crucial hours".

Mr Mallon, 65, moved to quell speculation that he would be the natural successor to the Nobel prize-winning Mr Hume within 24 hours of the leader's resignation.

"It didn't get the strongest winds in the eye wall but it certainly got a period of nearly three hours of sustained gale force winds and wind gusts in the 95 to 100km/h range".

Two hours?

It took him six hours.

This week, the households were asked to take a part in a "digital detox" where they would use no digital devices for two hours on a week day and on a Saturday or Sunday.

"On pouring day there were over 50 people involved pouring the chocolate into the mould and it took 10 hours to do, then a further three days to cool off".

We would be walking for around five hours in total that day.

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