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afternoon

[af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-, ahf-] / ˌæf tərˈnun, ˌɑf-, ˈæf tərˈnun, ˈɑf-, ˌæf-, ˌɑf- /
NOUN
period after 12 noon and before sunset
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From leading by 105 runs with nine second-innings wickets in hand on the second afternoon, the tourists were beaten before the day ended.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

The other afternoon, I was trying to take a nap.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

Copenhagen-listed shares jumped more than 10% to a one-year high of 455.50 Danish kroner in early afternoon European trade.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

One afternoon earlier this week, Bradley Morris, the Academy’s lead senior projectionist, was in the booth of the David Geffen Theater to test VistaVision footage from Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 epic “The Ten Commandments.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

I dialed the number Russell had given me and left a message for Irene that I’d be missing our piano lesson that afternoon.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

European authorities issued health warnings, battled wildfires and urged people to avoid outdoor activities during afternoons.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

It is hourly in the afternoons and the council said it had asked operators SPT if more frequents services were possible, but were told there was not enough demand to justify it.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

I find myself reaching for the stovetop version after long afternoons at the lake and the baked version on the first truly cold weekends of fall.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

While the afternoons blazed, Tim sailed Melville’s waves of prose, alert to the rumble of an epic whale beneath their surface.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

“I’m here on Wednesday afternoons and Saturdays. And”—she sized them up—“I’m a little older than you guys.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste



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