afternoon

Example Sentences

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It's 28C on a sweltering afternoon in London as crowds gather outside The O2 arena for a sold-out night with one of the world's most renowned DJs.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The afternoon before SpaceX’s stock market debut, the board, executives and top bankers will hold a closed-door meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

By Friday afternoon, evacuations around the failing tank in Garden Grove expanded to include tens of thousands of residents in six Orange County cities: Garden Grove, Cypress, Stanton, Anaheim, Buena Park and Westminster.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Shares jumped 15% to $38.95 in afternoon trading on Friday.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

This time I toss and toss until I assume it’s the middle of the afternoon only to look at my clock and discover it’s barely ten.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse