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About half-a-million SpaceX options traded by midday Monday, a little below the average since inception, but still enough to be the fifth-most popular stock for options trading.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
6 July 2026 In Philadelphia, fireworks began to crack as early as midday near the site where the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second Continental Congress.—
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026 In Philadelphia, fireworks began to crack as early as midday in the birthplace of the nation near the site where the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second Continental Congress.—
Steven Sloan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026 In contrast, the Fantasy 5 midday draw got shared, 15,864 each, among four players of the same mind.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for midday
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of midday was
before the 12th century