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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Map a simple step before noon, then adjust timelines with generous perspective this evening.
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 30 May 2026
His funeral was held at noon in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital’s courtyard.
—Ahmad Mantash, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Rail service at the Oakland City station was temporarily suspended just before noon because of police activity.
—Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 30 May 2026
The file also notes that Peters had a video call on May 15 at noon, nearly three hours before Polis’ office publicly announced her commutation.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 30 May 2026
His funeral was held at noon in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital’s courtyard.
—Ahmad Mantash, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Rail service at the Oakland City station was temporarily suspended just before noon because of police activity.
—Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 30 May 2026
The file also notes that Peters had a video call on May 15 at noon, nearly three hours before Polis’ office publicly announced her commutation.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 29 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 3 Jun. 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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