afternoons

American

[af-ter-noonz, ahf-] / ˌæf tərˈnunz, ˌɑf- /

adverb

in or during any or every afternoon.

He slept late and worked afternoons.

afternoons British

/ ˌɑːftəˈnuːnz /

adverb

informal during the afternoon, esp regularly

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Etymology

Origin of afternoons

1895–1900, afternoon + -s 1

Example Sentences

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"My immediate thought is I've spent more interesting afternoons watching paint dry. I mean, this is a low-level committee. The Watergate hearings, it was not," he told BBC News.

From BBC

I’ve been reading “The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again” by Catherine Price, and it’s been quietly radicalizing my afternoons.

From Salon

The question is whether they can secure any chilly January afternoons.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Honestly, I was just so happy to have Shane beside me on Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon. He was like the big brother I never had out there those two afternoons," added McIlroy.

From BBC

Summing it up, she added: "It was one of the most random afternoons of my life."

From BBC

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