after dark
Example Sentences
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Many Oregonians avoid downtown Portland, especially after dark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
When the power cuts out after dark in Vientiane, families wander outside to avoid the stifling heat indoors, using cell phones to light their way.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
The condition, which has no cure, means Mollie can only safely go outside while wearing protective full-length clothing or after dark.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
We’re in uncharted territory, but Willetts has hope that more history will be made after dark, noting that the “nightclub” is only six decades old.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Regiomontanus’s procedure for measuring parallax ideally involved comparing the apparent position of a celestial object soon after dark with its apparent position not long before dawn, thus maximizing the parallax to be measured.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
