after dark

Example Sentences

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Her garden also includes feeding stations designed to support the nocturnal creatures, which are most active after dark.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

He said that he, like many others, avoids the area after dark, fearing it is haunted.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

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

My family had also been warned not to go out after dark, but we didn’t understand why.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana