late afternoon

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

She returns to work for a few hours in the late afternoon or early evening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

I mixed the levain—sourdough starter, water and flour—first thing in the morning and let it rise until late afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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

Abuela made coffee in the late afternoon, and we sat at the table with a stack of soda crackers.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago