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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When he’s not spreading his love of Reese’s, he spends weekday afternoons singing Rolling Stones songs on karaoke machines in bars near the pier.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’m reminded of those perfect Saturday afternoons when Dad would bake his famous madeleines and Mom would stop working to play board games with me and Andre at the kitchen table.

From Literature

“Some folks in the city get Saturday afternoons off,” Pa announced at breakfast without warning.

From Literature

Cool, clear mornings give way to afternoons shaped by the low winter arc of the sun, painting the mountains in long shadows and the sky in improbable color.

From Los Angeles Times

For almost two months now, Bri has spent her mornings and afternoons, before and after work, picking up donations for immigrant families in hiding from ICE.

From Salon

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