rush hour
noun
: a period of the day when the demands especially of traffic or business are at a peak
Examples of rush hour in a Sentence
We got caught in the morning rush hour.
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The experience of viewing the Mona Lisa is similar to squeezing into the subway at rush hour; some 30,000 people press before it each day.
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Catherine Porter Dmitry Kostyukov, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The standoff took a huge toll on rush hour commutes, DiMartino said.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2024
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Catherine Porter Dmitry Kostyukov, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The standoff took a huge toll on rush hour commutes, DiMartino said.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2024
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“Rush hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rush%20hour. Accessed 22 May. 2024.
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