Indian summer
noun
1
: a period of warm or mild weather in late autumn or early winter
2
: a happy or flourishing period occurring toward the end of something
the crowning performance of the Indian summer of her career—
Octavio Roca
Octavio RocaExamples of Indian summer in a Sentence
She is in the Indian summer of her career.
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Although the Indian summer will end at some point, Palm Tree Club is permanently a new getaway in downtown Kansas City.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
After years of neglect, an Indian summer of prosperity had come at last.
—F. Scott Fitzgerald, New Yorker, 17 July 2025
What to know from Thursday: Is this Justin Rose's Indian summer of a Masters?
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
An Indian summer mellowed the high country of southwestern New Mexico.
—Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines from Apple, including the launch of the iPhone 16e, Apple’s iPhone 16e promotion, iPhone 17 Wi-Fi upgrade, Apple’s Indian summer, surprise iOS update, MacBook Air benchmarks, and goodbye Product(Red).
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
An Indian summer may last just a few days or more than a week.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023
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Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
After years of neglect, an Indian summer of prosperity had come at last.
—F. Scott Fitzgerald, New Yorker, 17 July 2025
What to know from Thursday: Is this Justin Rose's Indian summer of a Masters?
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
An Indian summer mellowed the high country of southwestern New Mexico.
—Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines from Apple, including the launch of the iPhone 16e, Apple’s iPhone 16e promotion, iPhone 17 Wi-Fi upgrade, Apple’s Indian summer, surprise iOS update, MacBook Air benchmarks, and goodbye Product(Red).
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
An Indian summer may last just a few days or more than a week.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023
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“Indian summer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Indian%20summer. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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