chiefly British
Examples of summertime in a Sentence
Noun (1)
We go there to pick strawberries in the summertime.
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Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025
This coverlet is lightweight, soft, and versatile for use as a layer in the wintertime or solo in the summertime.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Daylight saving time is called by a variety of other names: daylight savings time, daylight time, summer time (not to be confused with summertime).
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Nov. 2024
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Noun
For all the relief of an air- conditioning unit in the summertime, there is nothing like a fire in winter.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025
This coverlet is lightweight, soft, and versatile for use as a layer in the wintertime or solo in the summertime.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
However, this portion of the game will not be available in the first Early Access build, and will instead launch later in the year, likely around the summer time.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Daylight saving time is called by a variety of other names: daylight savings time, daylight time, summer time (not to be confused with summertime).
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for summertime
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“Summertime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summertime. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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summertime
noun
sum·mer·time
ˈsəm-ər-ˌtīm 
: the summer season or a period like summer
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