after dark

Example Sentences

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They’ve opened studios and galleries alongside the stationery store, coffee shops, tea cocktail lounges, fusion restaurants and destination bars that come fully to life only after dark.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

It was after dark on a recent Thursday, and sheets of rain blurred his vision through protective glasses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Sure enough, the Taliban launched Chinese-made rockets at the base after dark, planted there, we were told, by farmers who had been either bribed or coerced into doing so.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

The blaze showed no signs of slowing after dark, with the buildings engulfed in an eerie orange glow.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

I did not head for home until after dark.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli