dusk

Example Sentences

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At dusk they were checked into their rooms, and by dawn’s early light they were gone, only to be replaced at the dinner hour by more recruits.

From The Wall Street Journal

He also advises recreating in areas where there are lifeguards keeping an eye out for sharks and to avoid swimming or surfing around dawn and dusk when shark feeding behavior tends to peak.

From Los Angeles Times

Although it was only 4:00 in the afternoon, the lights in the shops were coming on against the January dusk.

From Literature

Only yesterday – yesterday -they’d pitched camp in the blue autumn dusk.

From Literature

The White House at dusk, the length of the National Mall at midday.

From Literature