clock strikes the hour

Examples (10)

• The grandfather clock in the hall loudly struck twelve.
• As the clock struck midnight, the new year officially began.
• The church clock strikes the hour, so you always know the time.
• We waited in suspense for the clock to strike noon.
• A chill went through the room as the old wall clock struck one.
• The meeting will end exactly when the clock strikes five.
• By the time the fire brigade arrived, the clock had already struck two.
• I could hear the distant town clock striking the hour through my open window.
• Cinderella knew she had to leave before the clock struck its final chime of midnight.
• He finished his work just as the clock on his desk struck nine.