afternoon

noun

af·ter·noon ˌaf-tər-ˈnün

Synonyms of afternoon next

: the part of day between noon and sunset

: a relatively late period (as of time or life)

in the afternoon of the 19th century

afternoon adjective

Examples of afternoon in a Sentence

morning, afternoon, evening, and night I'll see you again tomorrow afternoon. It was early afternoon when I left. She spent the afternoon at the library. I remember the many rainy afternoons I spent reading at the library. She doesn't have class on Friday afternoons. It took us all afternoon to get there. It's going to be a long afternoon listening to lectures.

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And lucky for me, there were extras for an afternoon snack with tea. —

The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2025 Jabbar — who was shot dead in a gunfight with police — was a U.S.-born citizen who lived in Texas, FBI Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge Alethea Duncan said at a Wednesday afternoon press conference. —

Christina Coulter, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025 Key Facts Jabbar—who died at the scene of the attack—is a U.S.-born citizen from Texas who served in the Army, FBI Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge Alethea Duncan said at a Wednesday afternoon press conference. —

Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 The decision was announced at an afternoon press conference on Wednesday, where state and government officials confirmed that at least 10 people were killed and at least 30 people injured when a suspect drove a truck into a crowd in the French Quarter and opened fire. —

Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for afternoon