How to Use this afternoon in a Sentence

this afternoon

idiom

• Try this afternoon tonic How to ward off the 4 p.m. slump?
  — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
• Enough midday sunshine helped boost the area to the mid-70s and about 80 this afternoon for a second day in a row.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
• Toronto has a chance to sweep the series when the teams face off this afternoon at the Rogers Centre.
  — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
• There will be a line of showers and storms moving east this afternoon and evening.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
• The highest risk for showers Wednesday will be this afternoon into the first part of the overnight.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
• The heat index could reach as high as 110 in those areas this afternoon.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 16 July 2023
• Round one arrived last night and ends by this afternoon.
  — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
• And yet, on this afternoon, a score of young men and women sat on that stone wall, chatting and laughing.
  — Peter Heller, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024
• This may happen this afternoon as winds continue to be more out of the west.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
• The House is expected to vote on a measure this afternoon, around 5 p.m. ET.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023
• Clouds will roll into the Peninsula this afternoon and blanket most of the Bay Area by tonight.
  — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2023
• Winds from the south 10 to 15 mph early in the day become northwesterly this afternoon as the cold front comes through.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
• Another inch or two could fall through this afternoon, with the highest amounts north of the District.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
• Be sure to keep those heat precautions in place this afternoon and early evening.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
• The Oregon Ducks spring football game is this afternoon.
  — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• Crews planned to continue working in the area this afternoon.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2023
• Jan 9 | Windy conditions today ahead of a strong cold front, which is forecast to pass through the area later this afternoon through the evening.
  — Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
• Oregon opens fall camp this afternoon and several players have a chance to gain or lose roles to open the season.
  — oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
• Spanish Fort, which did not hold spring training, opens fall camp this afternoon.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 31 July 2023
• Highs around 80 this afternoon are about 15 degrees above average for the date.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
• Stormy weather could be moving into metro Detroit this afternoon and evening, with a slight chance for large hail and strong winds.
  — Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
• That brings us to this afternoon, when a Treasury auction of 30-year bonds was poorly received.
  — Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2023
• Expecting less coverage this afternoon, but some mtns and foothills may not get much of a break.
  — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
• As temperatures fall this afternoon rain will mix with and change to snow even in Boston.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Mar. 2023
• That’s the starting bid, at least, for a one-bedroom, one-bath condo there, which is going up for auction this afternoon.
  — Curbed, 3 Jan. 2024
• More options Through tonight: A couple of storms could fire up this afternoon, although the odds seem less than 50/50 of much happening.
  — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
• Rodriguez will want to look out for two Cleveland batters this afternoon.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2023
• But flooding in the Tampa Bay region has just begun, ahead of this afternoon’s high tide expeced around 2 p.m.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
• Toronto, which opens a series at Oakland this afternoon, is 1.5 games back.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 4 Sep. 2023
• These storms are going to move northward and impact parts of the area this afternoon with tropical downpours.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024