this afternoon

phrase

: during the afternoon today

We went for a walk this afternoon.

Examples of this afternoon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Across the Pittsburgh area, there have been approximately 81 storm reports from this afternoon's linear cluster of storms. — Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

And with meteorologists warning that up to 4 inches of rain could fall between this afternoon and tomorrow morning, the region may not get a reprieve anytime soon. — Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Paramount’s chief legal officer Makan Delrahim will be speaking at the conference later this afternoon. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

His monstrous power should be on full display this afternoon and result in a home run. — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for this afternoon

• inopportune
• midafternoon
• spermatozoon
• attune
• baboon
• balloon
• bassoon
• buffoon
• cartoon
• cocoon
• festoon
• gaboon