Examples of noon in a Sentence
The party will take place from noon to 4 p.m.
He showed up at precisely 12 noon.
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At noon, Trump threatened to further increase tariffs on Canadian goods as a punishment for their retaliation.
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Patrick.reis, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
In addition, there will be an exclusive Verizon presale through Verizon Access for select shows beginning on Tuesday at noon local; for more details click here.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2025
Beginning at noon, staff at the forest preserve once again offered families the opportunity to watch naturalists tap into a maple tree as well as try doing it themselves along with a host of other activities.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
South Carolina Wildfires Most wildfires burning in South Carolina have been contained, but several still remain active as of Monday at noon.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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Patrick.reis, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
In addition, there will be an exclusive Verizon presale through Verizon Access for select shows beginning on Tuesday at noon local; for more details click here.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2025
Beginning at noon, staff at the forest preserve once again offered families the opportunity to watch naturalists tap into a maple tree as well as try doing it themselves along with a host of other activities.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
South Carolina Wildfires Most wildfires burning in South Carolina have been contained, but several still remain active as of Monday at noon.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Noon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noon. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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Etymology
Old English nōn "ninth hour from sunrise," derived from Latin nona, a feminine form of nonus "ninth," from novem "nine"
Word Origin
Noon has not always meant "12 o'clock in the daytime." In the ancient Roman way of keeping track of time, the hours of the day were counted from sunrise to sunset. The ninth hour of their day (about 3 p.m. nowadays) was called nona, Latin for "ninth." In the early period of English, the word was borrowed as nōn, also referring to the ninth hour after sunrise. By the 14th century, however, the word came to be used for midday, 12 o'clock, as we use it today.
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