How to Use off-hour in a Sentence

off-hour

noun
Definition of off-hournext
  • Troops are not allowed to leave the base during off-hours.
    — Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Shares tumbled nearly 40% in off-hours trading and have lost about 80% of their value this year.
    — Joe McDonald and Matt Ott, ajc, 31 Mar. 2023
  • On a recent evening, Hill, who is forty-one, browsed the exhibition during off-hours.
    — André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
  • From warm merino wool to sumptuous washable silk, our list of best pajamas runs the gamut of stylish comfort for your off-hours.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Some of these vessels recharge during off-hours, pulling from the harbor’s electric grid connection.
    — Maria Gallucci, IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2018
  • Those are the ones vinifying their wines in their off-hours and scraping together the money necessary to bottle them.
    — Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2023
  • But in their off-hours, some began looking for ways to flex their artistic muscles without violating the union’s cause.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2023
  • Lately, the city has been home to a growing roster of indie bagel-makers, many of whom started by churning them out of restaurant kitchens during off-hours, or at home.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2024
  • The incident, according to the victim’s family, occurred during off-hours at the beach.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
  • Meanwhile: Netflix shares rose in off-hours trading, after the company said customer growth in the third quarter was stronger than expected.
    — Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 18 Oct. 2023
  • During the ongoing writers’ strike, the union has been supportive of the WGA’s demands, encouraging members to join the picket lines on off-hours and to post in favor of the guild on social media.
    — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
  • Such anxiousness to answer had the study’s authors wondering: Why do people overvalue an off-hours email?
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2023
  • Keep in mind that weeknights and off-hours tend to be quieter than prime-time weekend reservations, and a large party can always disrupt a usually quiet atmosphere.
    — Kevin Gray, Dallas News, 30 June 2023
  • The discontent, the sense of unfairness—what started as off-hours commiseration became fodder for something grander.
    — Time, 13 June 2023
  • But, scholars caution, these types of programs won’t be successful unless employers take the time to educate their workforce about burnout and the importance of disconnecting off-hours.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2023
  • But tech recruiting provider Karat argues there’s a simple solution to getting more diverse candidates in the door to begin with: scheduling off-hour job interviews.
    — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The traditional morning and afternoon commuter rush hours have now given way to motorists on the road throughout the day on either work or personal trips, meaning even in what were former off-hours, there might be heavy traffic in some areas.
    — Ed Garsten, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • In June, the special prosecutors accused Gutierrez Reed of drinking and smoking marijuana during off-hours while the western was in production.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2023
  • For example, a supermarket might reduce air conditioning during off-hours or a warehouse might dim its lighting.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Miss Manners realizes her solution may come as a surprise, which is to steer the conversation back toward work — and to gradually reduce your off-hours availability.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • In June, special prosecutors accused Gutierrez Reed of drinking and smoking marijuana during off-hours while the western was in production.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Prosecutors have introduced allegations of drug use by Gutierrez during her off-hours.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The bill says an employee has no right to ignore an off-hours communication from an employer concerning an unforeseen emergency.
    — Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Across America, attitudes toward marijuana in the workplace are shifting rapidly as more states legalize it and even create protections for off-hour usage.
    — Danielle Abril and Taylor Telford, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
  • And in yet another, a portion of a roof recently failed during off-hours, sending water flooding into a classroom and bathrooms, destroying books and temporarily limiting learning space.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
  • And in yet another, a portion of a roof recently failed during off-hours, sending water flooding into a classroom and bathrooms, destroying books and temporarily limiting learning space.
    — Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2023
  • She’s posed for photos in box suites and at afterparty celebrations, seemingly unconcerned with who ends up posting her off-hours activity on Instagram.
    — Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Advertisement Across America, attitudes toward marijuana in the workplace are shifting rapidly as more states legalize it and even create protections for off-hour usage.
    — Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
  • Collective bargaining agreements would supersede the law, so teachers, nurses and other unionized workers would be covered by whatever their contracts say about off-hours communication.
    — Heather Knight, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
  • In response, Disney argues that Miramax remained a separate corporate entity and that Disney did not have a responsibility to supervise Weinstein’s off-hours behavior.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Dec. 2023

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