Examples of 'seemed like hours' in a sentence
Meaning of "seemed like hours"
Used to describe a situation or period of time that felt much longer than it actually was, typically due to boredom, anticipation, or discomfort. This phrase is often an exaggeration to emphasize the perception of time
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seemed like hours
Throwing up for what seemed like hours.
It seemed like hours before they called my name.
And twenty minutes seemed like hours.
Minutes seemed like hours waiting to see him.
I hesitated for what seemed like hours.
It seemed like hours before anyone moved again.
I laughed for what seemed like hours.
After what seemed like hours he broke into a clearing.
I sat there for what seemed like hours.
It seemed like hours before the police finally arrived.
Seconds that seemed like hours.
It seemed like hours before they got to go back inside.
The car ride there seemed like hours.
It seemed like hours went by.
I stood there for what seemed like hours.
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It seemed like hours before he realized someone was calling him.
Fifteen minutes at the keyboard seemed like hours.
We drove for what seemed like hours and then we stopped.
The silence was unbearable and seconds seemed like hours.
I stared at it for what seemed like hours imaging a place this this.
I sat in the waiting room for what seemed like hours.
It seemed like hours had passed before the ambulance finally arrived.
That they stood there seemed like hours.
What seemed like hours later there was still no light in the sky.
She stared at it for what seemed like hours.
Minutes seemed like hours when watching for Les to arrive.
They drilled for what seemed like hours.
It seemed like hours since I had left the ship.
Sometimes it seemed like hours.
It seemed like hours that I waited for the ambulance.
Then we make love for what seemed like hours.
After minutes that seemed like hours Alan summoned up his courage.
I stayed down there for what seemed like hours.
We waited - it seemed like hours - until it slowly began to relax.
I sat alone in the church for what seemed like hours.
I gazed up at the sky for what seemed like hours but was probably only minutes.
Tom was stuck in a traffic jam for what seemed like hours.
I wandered around the store for what seemed like hours terrified I would choose the wrong thing.
The few minutes it took her to answer seemed like hours.
When I was there the minutes seemed like hours and I felt trapped.
And this night I had been making out with Robert for what seemed like hours.
Mary continues, "It seemed like hours passed.
How long this lasted, she could not be sure ; it seemed like hours.
Sat there … for what seemed like hours.
I remember her crying, you know, non-stop for what seemed like hours.
The 10 minute drive seemed like hours.
Yeah, so at first, I was just, you know, throwing up for what seemed like hours.
Man, those ten minutes seemed like hours.
This lasted nearly eight minutes but seemed like hours.
The pincer blades gnawed, and in seconds that seemed like hours the array was freed.
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