How to Use off-hour in a Sentence

off-hour

noun
  • Establish working hours and off-hours so everyone is on the same page.
    — Christina Crawford, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
  • So JetBlue picked markets strong enough for flights during off-hours.
    — Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
  • After a long day at work, making a meal from scratch might not seem like the most appealing way to spend your precious off-hours.
    — Caroline Tien, SELF, 13 Dec. 2024
  • One way to ease your mental load, particularly in your off-hours, is with matching loungewear sets.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024
  • When work is sucking up every last drop of your energy, doing anything else in your off-hours can feel out of reach.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 5 May 2025
  • An alarm may stop working overnight, or a sprinkler system may need maintenance during off-hours.
    — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • On a recent evening, Hill, who is forty-one, browsed the exhibition during off-hours.
    — André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Some of these vessels recharge during off-hours, pulling from the harbor’s electric grid connection.
    — Maria Gallucci, IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The group of sailors trains several hours a day, sometimes practicing during off-hours, making sure their moves are perfect.
    — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • 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
  • The offering would capitalize on bitcoin’s outsized gains in off-hours trading.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
  • At the Shops at Clearfork location, try for a table Saturday or at off-hours.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The incident, according to the victim’s family, occurred during off-hours at the beach.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
  • 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 guys had just started playing music together during off-hours from their day jobs as car dealership finance managers and ranchers.
    — Paula Mejía, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Managers can lead by example to encourage breaks, respect their employees off-hours, and prevent overwork.
    — Diane Winiarski, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • However scarce its off-hours visitors, though, Damrosch has a fan base loyal enough to complain—to sue, even—whenever events place it out of bounds.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 30 May 2025
  • In their off-hours, one employee was nursing an infant and homeschooling a preschooler, and another worked a second job as a real estate agent.
    — ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • In addition to her 9-5 job, Barnes-Anderson uses her lunch break and off-hours to help other families in need.
    — Essence, 3 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • Leaders should also encourage employees to take regular breaks and set boundaries around off-hours availability.
    — Maren Perry, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The agency points to gains in recent years, including more appointments, expanded off-hours care, and progress in reducing the benefits backlog.
    — Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026
  • Prosecutors have introduced allegations of drug use by Gutierrez during her off-hours.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Family shopping jaunts that were once leisurely affairs are being scrapped in favor of quick trips during off-hours to grab essentials and go home, suffering business owners say.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
  • 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

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