yesternoon
Americannoun
adverb
Etymology
Origin of yesternoon
Example Sentences
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The army moved away yesternoon, and is now some twenty-five miles distant.
From The Boy Knight by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
The army moved away yesternoon, and is now some five-and-twenty miles distant.
From Winning His Spurs A Tale of the Crusades by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
"What evil thing hath befallen thy brother since yesternoon?" he asked, going to the couch.
From The Coming of the King by Babcock, Bernie
Love, was it yesternoon, or years agone, You took in yours my hands, And placed me close beside you on the throne Of Oriental lands?
From Flint and Feather by Johnson, E. Pauline
Now, saw you when crossing from yonder shore At yesternoon, that the packet bore On a white-wreathed bier A coffined body towards the fore?
From Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces by Hardy, Thomas
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