dusk

Example Sentences

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The long shots in “Battleship Potemkin” are equally eloquent—ships at anchor in the dusk, a line of mourners stretching as far as the eye can see along a harbor wall.

From The Wall Street Journal

A government statement said that prosecutions would be difficult due to the small size of cats and their tendency to be "most active at dawn or dusk".

From BBC

He finally departed on the verge of dusk, caught by England's captain Ben Stokes, who would have taken great relief at removing the greatest thorn in his team's side.

From BBC

From dawn to dusk he suffered like an animal in a trap, drank coffee, smoked, begged meals from the kitchen, and napped.

From Literature

“There is no place more delightful than one’s own fireplace,” she read, and nodded in agreement, for the library had begun to get chilly now that afternoon was turning to dusk.

From Literature