Below you will find example sentences with "clock tower". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Clock Tower in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: tower
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 27.8 words

Words in this phrase

clock tower

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • clock can mean: A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. Frequent word
  • tower can mean: A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a climactic clock tower scene set 1× another similar clock tower fight and 1× big ben clock tower in brisbane 1× build another clock tower instead arguing 1× builder the clock tower was made 1× in a clock tower 1× in bitola clock tower the clock 1× of margate clock tower we then 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a massive residential 1× after a quick 1× also cleverly rendered 1× brown p 253 1× frustrated resident iqbal 1× further afield one 1×

Common sentence endings:

a brief appearance 1× a clock tower 1× a lightning storm 1× above the trees 1× and function rooms 1× centre of attraction 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

city 4× square 3× shot 3× used 3× work 2× top 2× council 2× say 2× brown 2× bitola 2× scene 2× ben 2×

Related phrases

south tower bell tower clock speeds reference clock master clock

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around tower:

south tower 10×

Just before it in the phrase index:

clock speeds cllr ian clippers forward clinton foundation clinton county clinical trials

Just after it in the phrase index:

clone wars close ally close contact close friendship close relatives close ties

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

clock speeds

Same ending:

south tower bell tower

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "clock tower" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 27.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a climactic clock tower scene set, another similar clock tower fight and, city, square and shot stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with south tower, bell tower, clock speeds and south tower, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with clock tower

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Traditional architecture in Bitola Clock Tower The clock tower in Bitola. (11 words)

Brown, p.253 ;Clock Tower Square Clock Tower square, below Nordzin Lam, Thimphu. (13 words)

Also cleverly rendered is a climactic clock tower scene set during a lightning storm. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Some local wishes that have been granted include a meet and greet with The Wiggles, the adoption of a Groodle puppy (called Gizmo), and a visit to the Big Ben Clock tower in Brisbane, with the young boy being the VIP clock keeper for the day. (46 words)

Further afield One Canada Square in Canary Wharf, Gravesend Clock Tower and St Thomas’s church in Ryde on the Isle of Wight also lit up to highlight the work of the children’s charity and the help it provides young people in their darkest hours. (46 words)

Say the words “clock tower” to just about anyone and they’ll immediately think of the finale, in which Doc Brown () races against time to connect a cable to the clock tower in Hill Valley so Marty () can drive his DeLorean back to the future. (45 words)

Example sentences (20)

The work includes checking the 100 metre high Caesar’s Tower, together with Guy’s Tower, the roofs on top of the smaller towers, chimneys and the clock faces on the Clock Tower.

Though the city could have simply replaced the clock, the council decided to build another clock tower instead, arguing that the existing clock could not be seen from everywhere.

Say the words “clock tower” to just about anyone and they’ll immediately think of the finale, in which Doc Brown () races against time to connect a cable to the clock tower in Hill Valley so Marty () can drive his DeLorean back to the future.

Brown, p.253 ;Clock Tower Square Clock Tower square, below Nordzin Lam, Thimphu.

Traditional architecture in Bitola Clock Tower The clock tower in Bitola.

In the episode "The Clock King" of Batman: The Animated Series, there is another similar clock tower fight, and Mask of the Phantasm recreates shot-for-shot the scene where Lupin is sent down the aqueduct.

Some local wishes that have been granted include a meet and greet with The Wiggles, the adoption of a Groodle puppy (called Gizmo), and a visit to the Big Ben Clock tower in Brisbane, with the young boy being the VIP clock keeper for the day.

Frustrated resident Iqbal Khan says in every city, a Town Clock or a clock tower reflects the pulse of that community – it is the centre of attraction.

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The Roy Doster clock plaza is now done and being used where the clock tower will sit.

In addition to wall clocks, it also controls time stamps that are used to stamp documents with the time, and a turret clock used in a clock tower.

The clock tower (referred to as "Town Clock") is equipped with a ship's signal bell system.

A massive residential tower is poised to rise behind Long Island City’s landmarked clock tower.

According to the builder, the clock tower was made for an ocean-top city, which may indicate that the structure is only a small part of a much bigger project.

After a quick blink-and-you’ll-miss-it shot of Margate Clock Tower we then return to the seafront and in the direction of the Turner Contemporary art gallery which makes a brief appearance.

Also cleverly rendered is a climactic clock tower scene set during a lightning storm.

Further afield One Canada Square in Canary Wharf, Gravesend Clock Tower and St Thomas’s church in Ryde on the Isle of Wight also lit up to highlight the work of the children’s charity and the help it provides young people in their darkest hours.

In July last year Ben Sutterby and Raj Saini lodged full and listed building consent planning applications with Powys County Council to convert the stable and clock tower at Llanerchydol Hall to provide accommodation, tea and function rooms.

On a clear day, you will be able to see the clock tower and Spirit of Liberty statue above the trees.

On June 3, 2023, The Shed, a not for profit organisation, held a street collection under The Clock Tower in the Woolgate Centre, Witney.

Talking about the main stage on the festival’s website, Illusive organisers say: “Soon The Clock Tower will be shaking off its cobwebs and be reverberating throughout the land.

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