high noon

Example Sentences

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“It was a showdown at high noon, and he got trounced.”

From BBC • May 30, 2024

Fittingly, it’s a high noon showdown at Clemson Memorial Stadium.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

You were able to experience night and high noon simultaneously, through the lens of these villagers.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2022

Each side eyed the other warily for about an hour, like gunslingers on Main Street at high noon waiting to see who would make the first move.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2022

I carved a massive cake of beeswax into bits and rolled them in my hands until they softened— no long task, for a burning heat came down from Helios, lord of high noon.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer