dead of night
Example Sentences
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In the dead of night on Friday, a large yellow truck led by a police escort made its way through the empty streets of London.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Ten months after the most mind-boggling trade in basketball history went down in the dead of night, only one thing is unsurprising.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
In the dead of night, he and his partner move quickly to roll out their cargo from a van.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
Sometimes these turn up in the dead of night, around Europe's airports, including one in Belgium's main airport near Brussels earlier this month.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
It was the dead of night, cold outside.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
