How to Use "Hour" with Example Sentences

hour (n): a period of sixty minutes; time used for a specific purpose; the time when something is open; a period of time

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Used with adjectives:

"I spent a solid hour working on the project."
(solid, full)

"I will do it during my lunch hour."
(lunch)

"Try to leave before rush hour traffic."
(rush, peak)

"All drinks are half-off during happy hour."
(happy)

"What are the office hours here?"
(office, business, visiting)

"He works flexible hours."
(flexible, long, regular)

"That was our darkest hour."
(darkest, finest)

"I hate to call you at this early hour."
(early, late)

"They stayed out until the wee hours of the morning."
(wee)

"She's been spending every waking hour doing homework."
(waking)

Used with verbs:

"It takes an hour to get there."
(takes)

"We spent two hours in traffic."
(spent, wasted)

"We will lose an hour during daylight savings time."
(lose, gain)

"The movie lasted 3 hours."
(lasted, be: is/am/are)

"Three hours went by while waiting at the hospital."
(went by, passed)

"He works unusual hours."
(works, keeps)

Used with prepositions:

"She gets paid by the hour."
(by)

"I've been working for hours."
(for)

"I should be there in two hours."
(in, within)

"They've been gone over two hours."
(over, under)

"The speed limit is seventy miles per hour."
(per)

"There aren't many hours of daylight in the winter."
(of)

"It starts on the hour."
(on)

"It is 15 minutes to the hour."
(to, past)

"They are having a special event after hours."
(after)