late afternoon
Example Sentences
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Simpson’s infamous car chase on television from across the country, Weschler burst into tears at the sight of the late afternoon sun cutting through the smog.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
The incident happened on 5 September 2023 when MacInnes and Ghost went for a late afternoon swim at Bondi Beach.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
“The mechanics of the reopening remain murky,” Croft added in a late afternoon note.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
“We never stopped believing that somewhere out there, in some stranger’s backyard, our mother’s rosebush was blossoming madly, wildly, pressing one perfect red flower after another out into the late afternoon light.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
The late afternoon sun, occasionally peeking out from behind the storm clouds, made the journal look normal, ordinary.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
