It lacked a full hour until dusk, even though the afternoon had waned.

Now there were things to do, he told himself, and the afternoon was waning.

Her mother did not arrive and the afternoon waned.

The afternoon was waning; the insufficient light in the little room of death made it difficult to distinguish objects.

The afternoon waned; never had time passed so slowly.

The afternoon was waning when I hunted up my outfit and started them for camp.

The long afternoon waned, and still Holroyd did not eat the fruit.

The chase went on and on, while the afternoon waned.

As the afternoon waned she escaped into her art.

But the afternoon was waning and the shadows were growing longer, so it could reach the woods safely.