How to Use this afternoon in a Sentence

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  • Try this afternoon tonic How to ward off the 4 p.m. slump?
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Enough midday sunshine helped boost the area to the mid-70s and about 80 this afternoon for a second day in a row.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Toronto has a chance to sweep the series when the teams face off this afternoon at the Rogers Centre.
    — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
  • There will be a line of showers and storms moving east this afternoon and evening.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
  • This is a video taken this afternoon from the MMA and this shows the remoteness of the fire and the steep areas of terrain.
    — Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 24 June 2024
  • The highest risk for showers Wednesday will be this afternoon into the first part of the overnight.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
  • The heat index could reach as high as 110 in those areas this afternoon.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 16 July 2023
  • Round one arrived last night and ends by this afternoon.
    — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
  • And yet, on this afternoon, a score of young men and women sat on that stone wall, chatting and laughing.
    — Peter Heller, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024
  • This may happen this afternoon as winds continue to be more out of the west.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • The House is expected to vote on a measure this afternoon, around 5 p.m. ET.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Clouds will roll into the Peninsula this afternoon and blanket most of the Bay Area by tonight.
    — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Winds from the south 10 to 15 mph early in the day become northwesterly this afternoon as the cold front comes through.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Another inch or two could fall through this afternoon, with the highest amounts north of the District.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Here's everything to know ahead of their game this afternoon.
    — Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 15 June 2024
  • There will be a chance for severe storms this afternoon with large hail and damaging winds being the main threats.
    — C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
  • Be sure to keep those heat precautions in place this afternoon and early evening.
    — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The Oregon Ducks spring football game is this afternoon.
    — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Crews planned to continue working in the area this afternoon.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2023
  • There could be a thunderstorm or two this afternoon with gusty winds that could produce small hail.
    — Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
  • Jan 9 | Windy conditions today ahead of a strong cold front, which is forecast to pass through the area later this afternoon through the evening.
    — Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Oregon opens fall camp this afternoon and several players have a chance to gain or lose roles to open the season.
    — oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Spanish Fort, which did not hold spring training, opens fall camp this afternoon.
    — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 31 July 2023
  • Highs around 80 this afternoon are about 15 degrees above average for the date.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Stormy weather could be moving into metro Detroit this afternoon and evening, with a slight chance for large hail and strong winds.
    — Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
  • That brings us to this afternoon, when a Treasury auction of 30-year bonds was poorly received.
    — Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Expecting less coverage this afternoon, but some mtns and foothills may not get much of a break.
    — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • As temperatures fall this afternoon rain will mix with and change to snow even in Boston.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Mar. 2023
  • That’s the starting bid, at least, for a one-bedroom, one-bath condo there, which is going up for auction this afternoon.
    — Curbed, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Much of the Northeast from the Upper Midwest to the Carolina coast is seeing temperatures of 5 to 10 degrees below average this afternoon.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 1 July 2024

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