after dark

Example Sentences

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Airglow occurs when atoms and molecules that absorbed energy from sunlight during the day release that excess energy as light after dark.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

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

Employees at some drilling sites lived in a military-style compound and were forbidden from leaving after dark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 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

Chencho made a fire in the center of the sleeping area, to keep us warm after dark.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall