hour-long
adjective
variants
or less commonly hourlong
: lasting an hour
an hour-long commute
hour-long television shows
Examples of hour-long in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Most Mondays throughout the season, The Athletic hosts an hour-long ‘Inside Newcastle’ live Q&A with subscribers.
—
Chris Waugh, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Friday’s broadcast, hosted by Andrew Kolvet, one of the Charlie Kirk Show’s producers, was a 3-hour-long episode paying tribute to Kirk.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In May, the 9/11 Media Preservation Group, formed by a group of volunteers, released an unseen hour-long video of the aftermath of the attacks on its YouTube channel.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
The three-hour-long doc is complete with commentary from his co-star Jon Cryer, two ex-wives, one brother, two children, and Sean Penn.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hour-long
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Chris Waugh, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Friday’s broadcast, hosted by Andrew Kolvet, one of the Charlie Kirk Show’s producers, was a 3-hour-long episode paying tribute to Kirk.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In May, the 9/11 Media Preservation Group, formed by a group of volunteers, released an unseen hour-long video of the aftermath of the attacks on its YouTube channel.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
The three-hour-long doc is complete with commentary from his co-star Jon Cryer, two ex-wives, one brother, two children, and Sean Penn.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hour-long
Cite this Entry
“Hour-long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hour-long. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share