Examples of noon in a Sentence
The party will take place from noon to 4 p.m.
He showed up at precisely 12 noon.
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So, now, full-field qualifying will get underway at noon ET on FS2 with Scott Dixon batting leadoff thanks to Friday's draw.
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Voters had until noon on Wednesday to cure their ballots.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The Gators advanced to Sunday’s regional final at noon and could face Georgia Tech again in the double-elimination tournament.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Order that plus a Café con Leche or natural guava juice, and you’ll be set clear through noon.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Voters had until noon on Wednesday to cure their ballots.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The Gators advanced to Sunday’s regional final at noon and could face Georgia Tech again in the double-elimination tournament.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Order that plus a Café con Leche or natural guava juice, and you’ll be set clear through noon.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for noon
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“Noon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noon. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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Etymology
Old English nōn "ninth hour from sunrise," derived from Latin nona, a feminine form of nonus "ninth," from novem "nine"
Word Origin
Noon has not always meant "12 o'clock in the daytime." In the ancient Roman way of keeping track of time, the hours of the day were counted from sunrise to sunset. The ninth hour of their day (about 3 p.m. nowadays) was called nona, Latin for "ninth." In the early period of English, the word was borrowed as nōn, also referring to the ninth hour after sunrise. By the 14th century, however, the word came to be used for midday, 12 o'clock, as we use it today.
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