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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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Hardy cyclamen is a perennial, which blooms in late summer to autumn with the leaves remaining evergreen throughout the winter.
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Most spring-blooming bulbs evolved in an environment where the weather slowly cools in autumn, stays cold during the long winter season, and warms up gradually again in spring.
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Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 14 Feb. 2026
Hardy cyclamen is a perennial, which blooms in late summer to autumn with the leaves remaining evergreen throughout the winter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2026
Most spring-blooming bulbs evolved in an environment where the weather slowly cools in autumn, stays cold during the long winter season, and warms up gradually again in spring.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026
That autumn red felt good, but dark was better, because everybody left except for Shawn, the night nurse.
—Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 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 16 Feb. 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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