How to Use afternoon in a Sentence

afternoon

noun
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  • It's going to be a long afternoon listening to lectures.
  • I remember the many rainy afternoons I spent reading at the library.
  • Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2024
  • West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
    — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2024
  • But the region could see damaging winds later in the afternoon, between 2-6 p.m., and into the evening hours.
    — David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
  • Pairings are expected to be released early Sunday afternoon.
    — Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
  • Meanwhile, on Friday afternoon, a new line of storms could form in the Carolinas and Georgia with more damaging winds possible.
    — Max Golembo, ABC News, 10 May 2024
  • Still, regular rounds of afternoon, evening or midnight delight with a willing young stallion rather perk up a day otherwise heavy on balancing books and cleaning up others’ bodily fluids.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 May 2024
  • In the 1,600, a strong breeze picked up in the middle of the afternoon.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Maybe a rumble in the afternoon as a brief surge of milder air comes in, and that’s when highs in the near 60 to mid-60s range happen.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Start this process in the morning and allow the hot afternoon sun to dry your wood through.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 22 July 2024
  • There will be times of sun and clouds, breezy and very warm with a thunderstorm in the afternoon.
    — Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2024
  • In the afternoon, the wind whipped up, so strong that Cochran began taking videos of the flying leaves.
    — Joanna Slater, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
  • As of Tuesday afternoon, there had been no arrests in the case.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Some scattered showers could start to pop up as the afternoon wears on.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
  • As of Sunday afternoon, West had yet to post any new tweets(Opens in a new window).
    — Emily Price, PCMAG, 30 July 2023
  • Temperatures climb from the 40s this morning to afternoon highs in the low-to-mid 50s.
    — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
  • But Watson’s hopes came to an end one afternoon in 2009.
    — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
  • As of Thursday afternoon, the shooter was still at large.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Plant it in a spot that gets direct sun but some protection from the hot afternoon sun.
    — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
  • Disastrous turn The Lahaina fire then flared up in the afternoon.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Richard Winton, Alexandra E. Petri and Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Over the past seven days, as of Tuesday afternoon, the lab recorded 2 inches of new snow.
    — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The defense rested their case Wednesday afternoon, after the agent left the stand.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Wind gusts of 30 mph to 40 mph and bouts of heavy rain are possible into the afternoon across northern parts of the state as a storm system moves across the area.
    — Eric Zerkel, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Light east wind becoming southeast at 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The lawn features sun loungers and a hammock to enjoy the postcard views on breezy Hawaiian afternoons.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Winds lighten up during the morning but are likely to be howling out of the northwest by the afternoon.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Sheriff's deputies had gone to the Turner's home on the afternoon of March 3, when the child's parents told them that their son never returned home from school.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2024
  • This all occurred on a spring day in which the blue sky of morning gave way increasingly to the dim gray overcast of afternoon.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
  • But all in all the afternoon did not seem likely to foster foreboding.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024

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