Sentence examples for was at this hour from inspiring English sources

It was at this hour, shortly after daybreak, that the news of Sir Hector's death raced through the ship, quickly followed by whispers that there would have to be a burial at sea.

He can imagine Remo as he almost always was at this hour on weekends: ensconced with friends in the cozy sitting room that seemed like an emblem of his happy marriage, sipping a Barbaresco grown by yet another of his friends, boring everyone with his amiable monologues, and punctuating his speech with theatrical flourishes of the cigarettes that would eventually kill him.

"Each succeeding generation has preserved the rough traces, and there they are at this hour".

You can't blame a mystery lover for approaching " 'Who Could That Be at This Hour?' " with trepidation.

However, there is a complete, self-contained mystery within " 'Who Could That Be at This Hour?' " By the end, you will know the identity of the statue thief.

Who Could That Be at This Hour? is a detective story about a town where even the taxi drivers don't demand money; you can pay your fare by recommending a good book.

However, in " 'Who Could That Be at This Hour?' " we are made privy to the genesis of Lemony's defining habit: He himself is subjected to it by an adult spy tutor who sorely underestimates his abilities.

Who Could That Be At This Hour? (Egmont £8.99) is the first chapter of four-part young adult series All the Wrong Questions, the prequel to A Series of Unfortunate Events (60m copies sold).

Handler chronicled the youthful adventures of Snicket himself in the All the Wrong Questions series, which included Who Could That Be at This Hour? (2012) and Shouldn't You Be in School?

Lemony Snicket's All the Wrong Questions is a four-part young adult series focused on Snicket's childhood working for V.F.D. The first book was entitled Who Could That Be at This Hour?, and was released in October 2012.

It was at this darkest hour of the Revolution that Washington struck his brilliant blows at Trenton and Princeton in New Jersey, reviving the hopes and energies of the nation.