around-the-clock
adjective
: being in effect, continuing, or lasting 24 hours a day : constant
around-the-clock surveillance
Examples of around-the-clock in a Sentence
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Lewis's mother, Gertrude, requires around-the-clock care, an all-consuming task that Lewis and her husband manage while raising their two daughters.
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Lisa Ling, Analisa Novak, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2024
The student protests -- some of which have turned into around-the-clock encampments and have led to hundreds of arrests -- have erupted throughout the nation following arrests and student removals at Columbia University in New York City.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Suffering from lung disease and cerebral palsy, Alex receives around-the-clock care from his unflagging single mom and a small community of caregivers.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 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
Meanwhile, new pharmaceuticals like chlorpromazine (also known as Thorazine) burst onto the scene, holding the promise to treat people with mental afflictions without the need for around-the-clock supervision.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
Consuming 300 pounds of vegetation daily requires around-the-clock eating.
—Tanvi Chheda, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
The sustained around-the-clock coverage of the trial created TV stars out of participants.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
With so many nurses on strike, the county has had to spend more than $20 million to cover the gap and bring in nearly 1,000 contract nurses to work around-the-clock shifts across the three-day strike, according to County Executive James Williams.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Lisa Ling, Analisa Novak, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2024
The student protests -- some of which have turned into around-the-clock encampments and have led to hundreds of arrests -- have erupted throughout the nation following arrests and student removals at Columbia University in New York City.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Suffering from lung disease and cerebral palsy, Alex receives around-the-clock care from his unflagging single mom and a small community of caregivers.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 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
Meanwhile, new pharmaceuticals like chlorpromazine (also known as Thorazine) burst onto the scene, holding the promise to treat people with mental afflictions without the need for around-the-clock supervision.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
Consuming 300 pounds of vegetation daily requires around-the-clock eating.
—Tanvi Chheda, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
The sustained around-the-clock coverage of the trial created TV stars out of participants.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
With so many nurses on strike, the county has had to spend more than $20 million to cover the gap and bring in nearly 1,000 contract nurses to work around-the-clock shifts across the three-day strike, according to County Executive James Williams.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
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