dark hours
Example Sentences
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We know that there were very dark hours in the history of the festival.
From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022
It’s different when police appear at your house in the dark hours before the dawn.
From Seattle Times • May 15, 2022
Who knew Europe would face such dark hours again so soon?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2022
Malow said essential workers and students are the most vulnerable to health and sleep problems, and warned that the time shift means people may be waking up to commute in dark hours.
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2022
Other boxes are specially designed for owls and for bats, so that these creatures may take over in the dark hours the work of insect hunting performed in daylight by the small birds.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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