late afternoon

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The scene in the rainbow picture is late afternoon in haying season, probably July.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

But by the time Kosovo police's special forces took control of the monastery in late afternoon, the surviving group members had somehow slipped away despite being, to all intents and purposes, surrounded.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“The mechanics of the reopening remain murky,” Croft added in a late afternoon note.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

By late afternoon, the final miles carry me east toward the Colorado River, where it meanders past willow and cottonwood.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The snow is melting, and white rapids splash against picturesque rocks, and spring gives the late afternoon a sweet yellow light.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti