nightfall

noun

night·fall ˈnīt-ˌfȯl

: the close of the day : dusk

Example Sentences

When nightfall came, we were still waiting for the electricity to come back on. since you aren't taking a flashlight, make sure you're back at camp by nightfall

Recent Examples on the Web Merchants selling a varied assortment of jewelry, embroidery, decorative coins, old cameras and, now, war memorabilia hurried to pack their goods before nightfall.

Marc Santora Brendan Hoffman, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2022 On Yom Kippur, a traditional time for self-affliction as atonement for wrongdoing, many Jews avoid eating and other physical pleasures from sundown on the holiday’s eve until the following nightfall.

Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2022 By nightfall, demonstrators had taken control of one of the entrances to the city of Mahabad, Rahmani said, and unrest had spread to at least two other cities in the Kurdish region, Baneh and Dehgolan.

Atthar Mirza, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022 By nightfall, the fire had blackened more than 20,000 acres on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, and hundreds of people had fled their homes.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2022 Typhoon Noru hit the coastal town of Burdeos on Polillo Island in Quezon province shortly before nightfall.

Jim Gomez, ajc, 25 Sep. 2022 Typhoon Noru hit the coastal town of Burdeos on Polillo Island in Quezon province shortly before nightfall.

Jim Gomez, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022 Before nightfall, the Bonhomme Richard was a salvage heap.

Megan Rose, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2022 And exposure to daylight in the early, late, and midmorning promotes easier sleep come nightfall.

Mackenzie Wagoner, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2022 See More

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