How to Use afternoon in a Sentence

afternoon

noun
  • She spent the afternoon at the library.
  • It took us all afternoon to get there.
  • It's going to be a long afternoon listening to lectures.
  • I remember the many rainy afternoons I spent reading at the library.
  • It was early afternoon when I left.
  • I'll see you again tomorrow afternoon.
  • She doesn't have class on Friday afternoons.
  • Mitchell played in the afternoon and birdied the last two holes to join him.
    — Doug Ferguson, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Calm wind around 6 mph will move east in the afternoon.
    — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
  • One of my favorite things is to see a movie in the afternoon.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • On a nice afternoon, taking the dog out there for a walk?
    — Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Features that used to take a month can now take an afternoon.
    — Alexej Kovernikov, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Turnover in the stock marked a record high as of early afternoon.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • And lucky for me, there were extras for an afternoon snack with tea.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2025
  • There wasn’t a line at the bar there midway through the afternoon.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 30 July 2022
  • Portland will see rain mixed with snow at times through the afternoon.
    — oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The snow may end as rain, with the temps rising in the afternoon.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
  • She was put back on that driver’s bus that afternoon, plus the next two days.
    — Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • That was no longer the case three afternoons later.
    — Oliver Thomas, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • His eyes are wrapped in gauze, and his hair is the grey of a sunless afternoon.
    — Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
  • So this one afternoon, Bill’s phone rang.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Clouds giving way to sun; breezy in the afternoon.
    — Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Rain chances will hold off until the afternoon.
    — Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Calm wind will move northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
    — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In the afternoon, the air from the windows is so soft and gentle.
    — Joële Walinga, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The best time to spray is in the morning or late afternoon when the weather is calm.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Balmer turned himself in the next afternoon.
    — CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • One in the morning with food, and one in the afternoon, also with food.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Light winds from the east early in the day should shift to come more from the west and north by the afternoon.
    — Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Leonard was relieved from the podium, and went about the rest of his afternoon.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025

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