after dark
Example Sentences
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Let’s say you roll into Grants, N.M., after dark on Route 66 and wind up at the South West Motel, hoping for a $75 room.
From Los Angeles Times • May 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
The woods played on our imaginations the most after dark, in our dorms as we were trying to fall asleep.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
