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: a period of maturity or incipient decline
in the autumn of life
Examples of autumn in a Sentence
in the autumn of last year
a magnificent New England autumn
She went off to college in the autumn of 1999.
When autumn came he planted grass.
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Come in late spring or autumn for pleasant temperatures and all-day adventures.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
The story, now a video epistolary, begins in autumn, as blank screens marked only with dates abruptly interrupt numerous scenes — some of these cuts are funny in and of themselves — marking both the passage of time, and the proximity of Gianina’s eventual Christmas trip home.
—Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Featuring a slim silhouette, swallowtail toe and heel-wrapping outsole, the sneaker was made in the heart of Montebelluna’s footwear district in Italy and was first introduced in the autumn/winter 2026 lookbook.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
The risk of bites will remain high through July, with additional tick activity in the autumn before the season settles for the winter.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 15 May 2026
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
The story, now a video epistolary, begins in autumn, as blank screens marked only with dates abruptly interrupt numerous scenes — some of these cuts are funny in and of themselves — marking both the passage of time, and the proximity of Gianina’s eventual Christmas trip home.
—Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Featuring a slim silhouette, swallowtail toe and heel-wrapping outsole, the sneaker was made in the heart of Montebelluna’s footwear district in Italy and was first introduced in the autumn/winter 2026 lookbook.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
The risk of bites will remain high through July, with additional tick activity in the autumn before the season settles for the winter.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for autumn
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“Autumn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autumn. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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autumn
noun
au·tumn
ˈȯt-əm 
1
: the season between summer and winter including in the northern hemisphere usually the months of September, October, and November
called also fall
2
: a time late in an existence
in the autumn of life
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