an/per hour

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—used in measurements that describe the speed of something
The speed limit is 65 miles per hour.
a ball thrown at 88 miles an hour

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Like most commercial escape rooms, the program runs for an hour, and participants have to make sense of the various clues scattered around the space. — Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025 Dogs cycle between wakefulness and sleep multiple times per hour, which can disturb a person's ability to rest. — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 Los Angeles County faces substantial rain for the next two days — nearly an inch per hour during the storm’s peak — with the possibility of lingering showers on Friday. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025 Better shovels help a worker move more dirt per hour, but a backhoe is even better. — William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for an/per hour

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