How to Use around-the-clock in a Sentence

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  • 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
  • Two years ago, William — who is nonverbal and uses a wheelchair — moved into a group home about 20 minutes away from his parents in Connecticut for around-the-clock care.
    Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024

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