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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Coats are needed again on Wednesday for the morning in the Philadelphia region, but temps will be seasonably mild in the afternoon with highs in the mid-50s.
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Bill Kelly, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday afternoon, Hernandez remained in custody at the Sacramento County Main Jail.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
There were 41 listings in the Charlotte area on the app as of Tuesday afternoon.
—Mary Ramsey
march 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Israeli fighter jets crossed the waters of the Persian Gulf on the afternoon of March 18th, a regular occurrence in the Israeli military’s campaign to weaken the Iranian regime.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
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Bill Kelly, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday afternoon, Hernandez remained in custody at the Sacramento County Main Jail.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
There were 41 listings in the Charlotte area on the app as of Tuesday afternoon.
—Mary Ramsey
march 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Israeli fighter jets crossed the waters of the Persian Gulf on the afternoon of March 18th, a regular occurrence in the Israeli military’s campaign to weaken the Iranian regime.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
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 26 Mar. 2026.
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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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