closing time
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Small-business owners buzzed customers in through locked doors and, at closing time, rolled down metal security gates, luring graffiti vandals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
That same thump carried me back to Eixample and Batea, a sleek bistro where Catalan and Galician food dance until closing time.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2025
On a warm Saturday night in September, Myles Moser strolled in wearing flip-flops as the restaurant neared its official closing time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
Efforts to limit emissions of planet warming gases were also up in the air, as the meeting went past the official closing time on Friday, with no indication of when agreement might be reached.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2024
A classmate of mine, whose mother had rooms for herself and her daughter in a ladies’ residence, had stayed out beyond closing time.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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