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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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Perennial June-bearing strawberries are typically fertilized once a year in late summer to early autumn, while annual day-neutral strawberries are fertilized at six-week intervals from mid-summer to early fall.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
Seeds are eaten by songbirds in autumn, when foliage takes on gleaming red and purple hues.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Back in autumn, when the Thunder were without both Hartenstein and Holmgren, the 6-foot-5 Williams started at center for six games, taking tip-offs and all.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
World Athletics could institute the tests as early as this autumn, when the World Championships in track and field are scheduled to take place in Tokyo.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
Seeds are eaten by songbirds in autumn, when foliage takes on gleaming red and purple hues.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Back in autumn, when the Thunder were without both Hartenstein and Holmgren, the 6-foot-5 Williams started at center for six games, taking tip-offs and all.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
World Athletics could institute the tests as early as this autumn, when the World Championships in track and field are scheduled to take place in Tokyo.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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 1 May. 2025.
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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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