nightfall

Example Sentences

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Those who do come in start earlier alongside him but leave before nightfall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

By nightfall, the country would begin to learn the outcome.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

The search began in the morning and was still going well past nightfall.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

He said climbing tours were popular and the weather conditions were good, but wondered why the mountaineers were climbing late in the afternoon, as the descent would have then taken until nightfall.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

It was nearly nightfall, the trees’ shadows growing longer in the absence of the sun.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray