Hourglass is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Hourglass meaning
- A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.
- A cursor, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy.
Synonyms of Hourglass
Using Hourglass
- The main meaning on this page is: A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows. | A cursor, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy.
- Useful related words include: sandglass.
- In the example corpus, hourglass often appears in combinations such as: hourglass figure, her hourglass, the hourglass.
Context around Hourglass
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hourglass
- In this selection, "hourglass" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lovely, perfect, orange, figure, model and effect stand out and add context to how "hourglass" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a lovely hourglass figure ms and a perfect hourglass shape and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hourglass" sits close to words such as adl, alphabets and anarchism, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hourglass
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The site of The Hourglass pub in Eaglesfield Road. (9 words)
The top is shaped a little like an hourglass. (9 words)
She paired the teeny top with some matching hot-pink bikini bottoms that accentuated her hourglass figure. (17 words)
The hourglass model starts with a broad spectrum for research, focusing in on the required information through the method of the project (like the neck of the hourglass), then expands the research in the form of discussion and results. (39 words)
As for the "Christmas lunch favourite" or "New Year's Eve long lunches" the AI machine chose the blue and white MVN Santorini dress, which has a "gorgeous puff sleeve" and creates "a lovely hourglass figure", Ms Johansen said. (39 words)
As a result of Amanda’s research with Hourglass, she has been invited to present her finding at a number of safeguarding management boards across the UK to ensure no more elderly patients fall victim to sexual assault. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
The hourglass model starts with a broad spectrum for research, focusing in on the required information through the method of the project (like the neck of the hourglass), then expands the research in the form of discussion and results.
As a result of Amanda’s research with Hourglass, she has been invited to present her finding at a number of safeguarding management boards across the UK to ensure no more elderly patients fall victim to sexual assault.
As for the "Christmas lunch favourite" or "New Year's Eve long lunches" the AI machine chose the blue and white MVN Santorini dress, which has a "gorgeous puff sleeve" and creates "a lovely hourglass figure", Ms Johansen said.
Shang Tsung not only knows the inner machinations of the Hourglass of Time but can withstand its strain should he decide to shape time in his image.
She paired the teeny top with some matching hot-pink bikini bottoms that accentuated her hourglass figure.
She requires energy sources to control the Hourglass, such as her crown, Earthrealm's Jinsei, or the essence of an Elder God.
That’s why when Cedric Stonex bought the in 2019 he decided an hourglass was the perfect logo to take the Carlisle-based firm into its fifth decade.
The dresses create an hourglass effect for the wearer as the 'vintage satin' they are made from is gathered on one side of the waist, allowing the material to fall beautifully.
The influencer used to look like she was carrying some extra weight, but now she has a perfect hourglass shape and a thinner face than she did before.
The mermaid design is popular because it flatters a woman's silhouette and gives you an hourglass figure.
The orange "hourglass" feature is a protostar - a star in the mode of formation, pulling material from the cloud on to itself.
The site of The Hourglass pub in Eaglesfield Road.
The threat of wider escalation also looms large over the region, as skirmishes on the northern boundary with Lebanon intensify, and Israeli officials have hinted that the “diplomatic hourglass” to reach a negotiated solution.
A 39-year-old James for Julius Randle swap rapidly accelerates the Knicks timeline, but another more favorable interpretation of his hourglass tweet last week is him acknowledging time is running out in his career.
Brides with an hourglass figure, whose bust and hips appear relatively in proportion with a small waist, may want to play on curves.
He also might have done the same on social media, posting an hourglass emoji on X in the early hours of Wednesday, possibly implying that time is running out.
He presented Mr Franklin with a gift of an hourglass, engraved with the Royal Coat of Arms and an inscription memorialising his visit.
Naturi Noughton draped her hourglass frame in a deep gold frock, while channeled a retro detective in oversized pinstripes and put a jazzy spin on corporate style in a sparkly trouser suit.
These can be combined with other procedures, such as a Brazilian Butt Lift and boob job to create an artificial hourglass figure.
The top is shaped a little like an hourglass.
Common combinations with hourglass
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- hourglass figure 20×
- her hourglass 20×
- the hourglass 16×
- an hourglass 14×
- hourglass shape 6×
- hourglass frame 3×
- hourglass silhouette 3×
- hourglass so 3×
- hourglass physique 3×
- hourglass model 2×