dusk
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That lively string of bird feeders beside the nursing home seemed quietly heroic, like a line of lanterns burning brightly against the dusk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Parkin said while "it won't go pitch black", it would "go semi-dark, it'll be like dusk", leaving only a thin crescent of sunlight visible.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The skull anatomy indicates that the dodo may not have been active only during the daytime and could also have moved or foraged around dawn and dusk.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
In the early evening, just before dusk, the sun peeks through the trees and warms the bench.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
When dusk actually closed, and when Adèle left me to go and play in the nursery with Sophie, I did most keenly desire it.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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