afternoon
noun
af·ter·noon
ˌaf-tər-ˈnün 
1
: the part of day between noon and sunset
2
: a relatively late period (as of time or life)
in the afternoon of the 19th century
afternoon
adjective
Examples of afternoon in a Sentence
morning, afternoon, evening, and night
I'll see you again tomorrow afternoon.
It was early afternoon when I left.
She spent the afternoon at the library.
I remember the many rainy afternoons I spent reading at the library.
She doesn't have class on Friday afternoons.
It took us all afternoon to get there.
It's going to be a long afternoon listening to lectures.
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Ventura is testifying while nearly nine months pregnant, and judge Arun Subramanian sparred with the defense Thursday afternoon over a slow cross-examination process.
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Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The potential for thunderstorms will be greatest in the afternoon and the evening, with the storms expected to persist overnight.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Huntsman and Lim declined to comment Thursday afternoon.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
The victim had been talking with his son, who lives nearby, earlier that afternoon.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
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Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The potential for thunderstorms will be greatest in the afternoon and the evening, with the storms expected to persist overnight.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Huntsman and Lim declined to comment Thursday afternoon.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
The victim had been talking with his son, who lives nearby, earlier that afternoon.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for afternoon
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“Afternoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afternoon. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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afternoon
noun
af·ter·noon
ˌaf-tər-ˈnün
: the part of day between noon and sunset
afternoon
adjective
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