nighttime

noun

night·time ˈnīt-ˌtīm

often attributive

: the time from dusk to dawn

Example Sentences

The animal hunts in the nighttime. before electricity, gas lamps were used for illumination during the nighttime

Recent Examples on the Web Your nighttime skincare routine is getting a makeover.

Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 22 Nov. 2022 The sweet smell of vanilla and coconut will give them feelings of calm during any morning or nighttime routine.

Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 18 July 2022 My brain tells me to do my nighttime skincare routine, but my body tells me to crawl into bed.

Garrett Munce, Town & Country, 1 May 2022 Finish your nighttime routine with a spritz of the pillow spray to help your mind and body find relaxation.

Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2022 What does a non-Olivia-Wilde woman over the age of 30—and all the way up to, say, 101 (here’s looking at you, Iris Apfel!)—wear to a concert or similarly raucous nighttime party?

Rory Satran, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2022 In the end, the spacecraft shrugged off the threat and made it into space in a monstrous nighttime display in front of thousands of spectators across the Space Coast.

Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2022 He was charged with resisting arrest, felony breaking and entering, nighttime, and numerous driving offenses, including unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, according to Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office.

Camilo Fonseca, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2022 Meyer-Büser thinks the thickening lines are meant to invoke nighttime above New York City.

Molly Enking, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2022 See More

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