afternoon
IPA: æftɝnˈun
noun
- The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
- (figuratively) The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.
- (informal) A party or social event held in the afternoon.
adverb
- (archaic in the singular) In the afternoon.
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Examples of "afternoon" in Sentences
- The trial began the same day in the afternoon.
- He worked in the morning and studied in the afternoon.
- The children attend class in the morning and the afternoon.
- It served breakfast in the morning, luncheon, and afternoon tea.
- The flower usually opens in the morning and closes in the afternoon.
- In one day its foggy and rain in the morning and sunny in the afternoon.
- The first bath session occurred in the morning, the second in the afternoon.
- The students have the option of riding a horse in the morning and afternoon.
- The students have the option of riding the bus in the morning and afternoon.
- They are most active in the warm hours of the morning and in the late afternoon.
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