nooning

Example Sentences

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The nooning was cut short voluntarily, the men contenting themselves with a few whiffs of tobacco and resuming work without a word from MacNutt.

From The Boss of Wind River by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)

Why, is this where you spend your nooning, Cloud?

From Cloudy Jewel by Hill, Grace Livingston

With the morning of that day or with its nooning or with its afternooning we need have no concern, replete though they were in variety of entertainment and abounding in pleasurable incident.

From Sundry Accounts by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)

A sudden hammering of a street rail in the street below notified him the nooning was over, and that the workmen had gone back to their labors.

From Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color by Matthews, Brander

It had been noticeable, also, that at "nooning" every scholar, old or young, had repaired to the rear of the play-ground, out of hearing of the teacher.

From The Brass Bound Box by Horne, Diantha W.