How to Use "Afternoon" with Example Sentences

afternoon (n): the time of the day between 12 o'clock noon and evening

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Used with adjectives:

"Let's go to the park this afternoon."
(this, tomorrow)

"I like going to the beach on summer afternoons."
(summer, sunny, lazy, warm, hot)

"My wife and I met on a cold afternoon."
(cold, wet, sunny)

"He slept until the late afternoon."
(late, early)

"We worked yesterday afternoon."
(yesterday, this, every)

Used with verbs:

"We spent the afternoon together."
(spent, enjoyed)

"We wasted the afternoon doing nothing."
(wasted)

"The afternoon progressed without any problems."
(progressed, wore on)

Used with nouns:

"It is time for my afternoon nap."
(nap, snack)

"I enjoy the afternoon sun."
(sun, sunlight, sunshine, heat, weather)

Used with prepositions:

"We should be finished by the afternoon."
(by, in, during)