afternoon
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The remote island — some 30 miles southwest of Santa Barbara — is typically quiet, yet the stillness feels almost heavy this sunny afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The Gameway across from Gate A5 at Chicago’s Midway Airport opened earlier this year and wasn’t busy during my recent visit on a Wednesday afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
After confirming the grey-blue bird, he alerted a birdwatching WhatsApp group and by the afternoon, about 300 ornithologists arrived in the town hoping to catch sight of the egretta gularis.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
In afternoon trading, Warner Bros. was up 0.9% to $26.72.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
There was a slice of black bread for each prisoner, too, then nothing more until we were given a ladle of turnip soup and a small boiled potato late in the afternoon.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing afternoon
