How to Use autumn in a Sentence

autumn

noun
  • When autumn came he planted grass.
  • She went off to college in the autumn of 1999.
  • The others close in the spring and reopen in the late autumn.
    Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The fjord is key for fishing in the autumn, when the open sea is too harsh.
    Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
  • In the autumn light, the contrast between the furrows of muck and the lime oceans of cane glow.
    Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
  • In many ways, this time of year and then the early days of autumn are hard to beat.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 May 2023
  • But a long, dry autumn makes up for a cold winter and a cool spring.
    Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The band will then take a break before resuming the tour in the autumn.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The nicest time to visit is autumn, when the leaves are golden and rain less likely.
    Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The dog days of August give way to crisp autumn mornings and back-to-school shopping.
    Lillian Chen, Seventeen, 21 June 2023
  • In the autumn, its branches would bend under the weight of nubby grape-size nuts.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2023
  • In autumn and winter, water twice a month or so to ensure the soil is not dry.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The set of six artfully blends the timeless charm of pumpkin orange with the rich autumn tones of maple leaves and berries.
    Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2023
  • And there’s no greater sign that autumn is around the corner than the return of pumpkin spice mania.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 7 Aug. 2023
  • What’s better than a warm and comforting bowl of soup during the crisp and cool days of autumn?
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 23 June 2023
  • Make this garland in warm autumn shades by crafting pom-poms from yarn.
    Shelby Deering, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Wear it with sneakers and sandals this spring and summer, then pair it with boots come autumn.
    Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2023
  • That in turn may have sent stock prices too high and Treasury yields too low since their big moves began last autumn.
    Stan Choe, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The calendar may tell us autumn has arrived, but Ziskin’s cake is the true almanac.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
  • At the autumn 2023 shows earlier this year, capsule wardrobes were the biggest trend.
    Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 10 May 2023
  • Fall wreaths are one of our favorite ways to welcome autumn into our homes.
    Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The photo, which was taken from a distance, shows the monument in autumn light.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Any one of the prints in the Jacquard Collection would make a fashionable addition to your autumn wardrobe.
    Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2023
  • This will give most Americans an extra hour of sunlight until the clocks fall back again in the autumn.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The light and the composition of the plants between the trunks, together with the shapes and colors of the autumn leaves, create texture and balance.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Production-wise, shooting on the open Baltic Sea in autumn is not the easiest task.
    Stjepan Hundic, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Butterflies and hummingbirds flock to autumn sage, which blooms from March to freeze.
    Holly Haber, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Ben Carson was the first, rising in the polls in the autumn months of the primary season before once again plummeting back to earth.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The second cold front will be much more potent and usher in the season’s first push of truly autumn air for the central and eastern US.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The Boy Smells x Ganni collab yields a gingery basil scent that'll transport you to an autumn day at your favorite park.
    Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 9 Nov. 2023

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