chiefly British
Examples of summertime in a Sentence
Noun (1)
We go there to pick strawberries in the summertime.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile October and November are great for visiting popular towns like Savannah or Charleston, which are a little quieter, with fewer tour groups than during bustling in the summertime and holiday seasons.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Jan. 2026
Antetokounmpo could end up on the Knicks in a year, but if Edwards is correct, the trade will not happen until the summer time, rather than February.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Noun
As tall as a man and immersed in a sea of bracken, it is now covered in moss and disappears from sight amid summertime growth, only to reëmerge when winter arrives.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile October and November are great for visiting popular towns like Savannah or Charleston, which are a little quieter, with fewer tour groups than during bustling in the summertime and holiday seasons.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
During the summer time, Ifeachor’s rep denied rumors that she was fired.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Jan. 2026
Antetokounmpo could end up on the Knicks in a year, but if Edwards is correct, the trade will not happen until the summer time, rather than February.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Summertime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summertime. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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summertime
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sum·mer·time
ˈsəm-ər-ˌtīm 
: the summer season or a period like summer
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