high noon
Example Sentences
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“It was a showdown at high noon, and he got trounced.”
From BBC • May 30, 2024
At high noon on a Saturday, the last aluminum pour of the day is about to commence at the Yucca Valley Material Lab.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024
It was high noon in a disused hangar at Tempelhof airport, near the center of Berlin, and the Komische Oper was troubleshooting its new swimming pool.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2023
It’s just past sunset in the subterranean depths of Climate Pledge Arena, which in the world of trolls is akin to high noon.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2022
I carved a massive cake of beeswax into bits and rolled them in my hands until they softened— no long task, for a burning heat came down from Helios, lord of high noon.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
