How to Use around-the-clock in a Sentence

around-the-clock

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  • Poggio al Tesoro responded by initiating around-the-clock efforts to bring in the remainder of their fruit.
    — Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The group also organized around-the-clock staffing in case the bear entered one of the traps.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
  • However, Landy’s high fees for around-the-clock care led to his dismissal in 1976.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
  • My team has been working around-the-clock, literally around-the-clock.
    — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
  • But the drilling takes place around-the-clock when Hazel goes under a road or other sensitive places.
    — Ricky Carioti, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
  • Meanwhile, the team was working around-the-clock, with some members pulling 18-hour shifts and sleeping at the office.
    — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • While the press took heat for around-the-clock coverage of MH370, the tragedy was arguably far more worthy of coverage.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 21 June 2023
  • But without a doubt, the toniest perk was having around-the-clock butler service.
    — Katie Chang, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Radiation left her with burn wounds that needed around-the-clock care for six weeks.
    — Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
  • Those savings — and the peace of mind that comes with around-the-clock, real-time leak detection — already made the Flume feel well worth the purchase price to me.
    — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
  • Since then, zoo staff has been giving the otter pup around-the-clock care, including feedings and daily vet checks, the zoo said.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 14 July 2023
  • Spivak was a tough and demanding boss and expected an around-the-clock work ethic to match his own.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2024
  • As the war ramped up, Congolese miners also dug for minerals like copper in around-the-clock shifts.
    — Ngofeen Mputubwele, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Garot, a mother of two, now requires around-the-clock care at a skilled nursing facility.
    — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Israel has launched an around-the-clock assault on parts of Gaza since then and sealed its borders to the land that is home to some 2.3 million inhabitants.
    — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • In 1980, after months of around-the-clock surveillance, the FBI broke down Balistrieri’s front door with a sledgehammer.
    — Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The around-the-clock cuddling is meant to emulate the maternal closeness calves are accustomed to, the center said.
    — Sara Smart, CNN, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Summer’s around-the-clock midnight sun obscures the auroras in these regions.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Without the expedited, around-the-clock schedule, the work would take six months or longer to finish, Rizzutto said.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Delta has been searching around-the-clock for the dog, even using night-vision goggles, the representative said.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The pup initially required around-the-clock care, as her wounds had to be repeatedly cleaned and new bandages applied.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
  • Jessica McClure, the toddler stuck in the well, would be a story that would capture the world’s attention over four days of around-the-clock coverage.
    — Kevin Falls, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2023
  • Not now that our life would be one therapy appointment after another and around-the-clock care.
    — Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Suicide watch requires around-the-clock care and hourly checks from corrections officers.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Internal flights and transfers are included, as is access to an around-the-clock emergency line in case things go awry.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Her two-year-old son Alex — whose presence is always felt, but never seen — requires around-the-clock care for his chronic illnesses.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The finance industry has changed rapidly in recent years with the rise of fintech, around-the-clock banking, and contactless payments.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 21 July 2023
  • The city of Memphis was under a five-day water boiling notice while repair crews worked around-the-clock to repair pipes that had burst in the frigid temperatures.
    — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The sustained around-the-clock coverage of the trial created TV stars out of participants.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • NBCUniversal has done that in the past with most sports, using its sister channels for around-the-clock coverage, but has kept the marquee events and finals.
    — Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2023

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