Examples of this afternoon in a Sentence
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Winds will reach gale force off Veracruz, Mexico this afternoon.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
They are expected to splashdown off the coast of Florida this afternoon.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida this afternoon (March 18).
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The two are among four people headed back to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, which departed from the International Space Station overnight and is expected to splash down off the coast of Florida this afternoon, around 5:57 p.m. ET.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
They are expected to splashdown off the coast of Florida this afternoon.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida this afternoon (March 18).
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The two are among four people headed back to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, which departed from the International Space Station overnight and is expected to splash down off the coast of Florida this afternoon, around 5:57 p.m. ET.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
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“This afternoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20afternoon. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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