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.
  • And the bounds of work fell away like autumn leaves and were swept away.
    Jeff Bradford, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
  • With conditions like this, more fires could be sparking across the country even late into autumn.
    Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Summer and fall, when wildflowers or autumn foliage make the backdrop even more striking.
    Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 30 Apr. 2022
  • There’s just something about autumn in the California desert.
    Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Length of Night: The lengthening nights in autumn signal trees to prepare for winter.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Brush fires in autumn are not uncommon in New York City, according to Long.
    M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Indeed, on that autumn evening, the SoHo showroom was overflowing with good company.
    Mel Studach, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
  • When city-dwellers escape the urban heat on summer weekends, the coast highway can be bumper to bumper with cars and RVs, so spring and autumn are the best times to visit.
    Christopher Baker, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2022
  • This autumn, Amazon made a splash by mandating that workers return to work five days a week beginning in January.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Ti, summer 2 Ti, autumn 2 Ti, winter 2 Ti, eternal 2 Cu, and red colors.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 15 Mar. 2022
  • How often can glowing spring predictions continue to devolve into dull autumn realities?
    Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2022
  • The others close in the spring and reopen in the late autumn.
    Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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