: the early part of the day ending with noon : morning
Examples of forenoon in a Sentence
enjoy the relatively cool forenoon, for the afternoon promises to be a scorcher
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Our intent is that the party would arrive in the forenoon, have luncheon, attend a parade, return to Downton Abbey for tea and Dine, leaving after breakfast the next day.
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Caroline Hallemann,
Town & Country,
18 Sep. 2019
The storms were expected to diminish Wednesday morning, but instead continued through much of the forenoon before moving off to the southeast.
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Tom Skilling,
chicagotribune.com,
12 July 2017
Evan O'Neill Kane, chief surgeon of Kane Summit Hospital, performed an operation upon himself for chronic appendicitis this forenoon.
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Seriously Science,
Discover Magazine,
19 July 2013
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Caroline Hallemann,
Town & Country,
18 Sep. 2019
The storms were expected to diminish Wednesday morning, but instead continued through much of the forenoon before moving off to the southeast.
—
Tom Skilling,
chicagotribune.com,
12 July 2017
Evan O'Neill Kane, chief surgeon of Kane Summit Hospital, performed an operation upon himself for chronic appendicitis this forenoon.
—
Seriously Science,
Discover Magazine,
19 July 2013
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“Forenoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forenoon. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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