clock ticks

Examples (10)

• I could hear a clock ticking somewhere in the house.
• The antique clock ticked loudly in the silent room, marking the passage of time.
• As the deadline approached, she felt as if she could hear the clock ticking louder and louder.
• The old grandfather clock has ticked away in that corner for over a century.
• A traditional analog clock ticks sixty times every minute.
• Listen to the steady sound of the wall clock ticking.
• If the clock ticks too loudly, it might be distracting.
• With the exam about to start, the sound of the clock ticking filled the tense silence.
• He finds the sound of a clock ticking to be very soothing at night.
• The biological clock ticks for everyone, reminding us that time is finite.