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
Stop; there may be a clue after all, if we can find why to-day his paroxysms came on at high noon and at sunset.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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