Examples of hourly in a Sentence
Adverb
she checks her phone for messages hourly
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John M. Bremen, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Outbursts, however, have occasionally occurred, pushing that average rate from 25 to 100 shooting stars hourly.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2025
Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The report showed average hourly earnings climbed at a firm pace from the prior month, but decelerated on an annual basis to the slowest rate since July.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Adverb
These risks have continued to increase and proliferate, necessitating a culture of adaptability to incorporate new information that arrives daily or hourly, and requiring leaders to act decisively when events happen.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Outbursts, however, have occasionally occurred, pushing that average rate from 25 to 100 shooting stars hourly.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
In 2014, the Economic Policy Institute found that the real hourly wages of residential building workers remained 4.2 percent below their 2009 levels — even though wages in the rest of the private sector had largely recovered.
—Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The report showed average hourly earnings climbed at a firm pace from the prior month, but decelerated on an annual basis to the slowest rate since July.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Hourly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hourly. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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