summer afternoon

collocation in English

meaningsofsummerandafternoon

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summer
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈsʌm.ər/us
/ˈsʌm.ɚ/
the season of the year between spring and autumn when the weather is warmest, lasting from June to September north of the equator and from December to March south of ...
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afternoon
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/us
/ˌæf.tɚˈnuːn/
the period that starts at about twelve o'clock or after the meal in the middle of the day and ends at about six o'clock or when the sun ...
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(Definition ofsummerandafternoonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsummer afternoon

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It can of course work both ways: one boy who wanted to play cricket on asummerafternoon, would have preferred the corporal punishment.
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This afternoon he has brought a breath of the sea and mountain air to reinvigorate us on thissummerafternoon.
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However, it is absurd that on a hotsummerafternoonat the seaside a person cannot get a pint of beer at five past three o'clock.
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It was a hotsummerafternoon.
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To take a lay example, is a requirement to attend a lecture indoors on a warmsummerafternoonfor my own edification and good entirely educational?
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Shop assistants are in favour of it because it lets them out on asummerafternoon, and it is quite natural that they should be in favour of it.
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They are in a hotel room on a latesummerafternoon, having just left the wedding reception for a while.
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It is common for thunderstorms to erupt during a typicalsummerafternoon.
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All together there are eight marriage proposals offered for consideration in the course of onesummerafternoon.
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During thesummerafternoonthunderstorms, temperatures may suddenly drop to 70-77 degrees with locally heavy rainfall.
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Onesummerafternoonin 1895, he came home with a fever and died later that day.
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On asummerafternoonthis is an inspiring walk.
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Gill was swimming in a local pond onesummerafternoon.
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Military concerts take place at the drill grounds on summer afternoons at 14.00.
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In this section of land, there is also an outdoor swimming pool that is popular on summer afternoons between the two there's a circus school.
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Earlier, during summer afternoons people used to rest in the shade of this temple.
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