How to Use autumn in a Sentence

autumn

noun

• When autumn came he planted grass.
• She went off to college in the autumn of 1999.
• The others close in the spring and reopen in the late autumn.
  — Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• And the bounds of work fell away like autumn leaves and were swept away.
  — Jeff Bradford, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
• The fjord is key for fishing in the autumn, when the open sea is too harsh.
  — Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
• In the autumn light, the contrast between the furrows of muck and the lime oceans of cane glow.
  — Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
• In many ways, this time of year and then the early days of autumn are hard to beat.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 May 2023
• The rest of that group is scattered like so many autumn leaves.
  — Scott Miller, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2022
• But a long, dry autumn makes up for a cold winter and a cool spring.
  — Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
• In the autumn air wafts the sweet spice of apple butter.
  — Alex Traub, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2022
• The band will then take a break before resuming the tour in the autumn.
  — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2024
• Thursday was the first day of fall, also known as the autumn equinox.
  — Jack Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Sep. 2022
• The first two, from GSK and Pfizer, were approved last spring and were rolled out for the first time in the autumn.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 26 June 2024
• The nicest time to visit is autumn, when the leaves are golden and rain less likely.
  — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
• On the 45-minute drive from Paris to Versailles, a rainy city day gave way to walls of greenery and autumn leaves.
  — Ella Riley-Adams, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2021
• The dog days of August give way to crisp autumn mornings and back-to-school shopping.
  — Lillian Chen, Seventeen, 21 June 2023
• All the best parts of autumn are on display at Mortimer Farms.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2022
• There had been a tank out the back of the house that was filled every autumn, just before the cold weather set in.
  — Colin Barrett, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
• The Italian leather is soft and the color is perfect for autumn.
  — Nikki Chwatt, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024
• The autumn olive berries are ripe and perfect for jelly.
  — Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2022
• The autumn mists will turn soon to snow in the Yellowstone high country.
  — National Geographic, 12 Jan. 2023
• In the autumn, its branches would bend under the weight of nubby grape-size nuts.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2023
• And with that change comes a time all of us home decor fiends and cozy dwellers look forward to: autumn and Halloween.
  — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2024
• Nothing says autumn quite like the smell of pumpkin pie baking in the oven.
  — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2022
• As the sun rises over the horizon of Lake Michigan, there’s a chill in the early autumn air.
  — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
• The area is beautiful in the autumn when the leaves change colors to vibrant warm hues.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
• In autumn and winter, water twice a month or so to ensure the soil is not dry.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2024
• In the wave of autumn play openings in New York, star turns like Fiennes’s can be as vibrant as the turning of the leaves.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
• This phenomenon is widespread in the Great Lakes area in late autumn and winter.
  — Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
• The 29-year-old expectant mom joined her husband, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, for a picturesque sweet stroll in the autumn leaves.
  — Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Jan 2025