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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
These are hourly workers, but they’re not impressed by me.—Alice Park, Time, 17 Apr. 2025 Zoom out: Wichita, Kansas (+38%), Reno, Nevada (+37%) and Fairbanks, Alaska (+37%) had the biggest gains in hourly rainfall intensity between 1970 and 2024, the analysis shows.—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hourly
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