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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Shares of Nvidia rose 12% in afternoon trading on Thursday to $1,060 a share following its hotter-than-expected first-quarter earnings report.
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Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 23 May 2024
The officer’s story A march through downtown Fort Lauderdale on May 31, 2020 had been peaceful all afternoon.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
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Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 23 May 2024
The officer’s story A march through downtown Fort Lauderdale on May 31, 2020 had been peaceful all afternoon.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
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 28 May. 2024.
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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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