yesternoon
Americannoun
adverb
Etymology
Origin of yesternoon
Example Sentences
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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
Sir Thomas Lucy, High Sheriff of Worcester, y' know, rode in from Charlcote yesternoon, and with him Sir Edward Greville of Milcote.
From Master Skylark by Bennett, John
The army moved away yesternoon, and is now some twenty-five miles distant.
From The Boy Knight by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Our season of drought is reminder rude:- No later than yesternoon, I looked on the horse of a cart, By the wayside water-trough.
From Poems — Volume 3 by Meredith, George
"What evil thing hath befallen thy brother since yesternoon?" he asked, going to the couch.
From The Coming of the King by Babcock, Bernie
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