nightfall

Example Sentences

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In it, a husband and wife adopt a cat, Sheila, who develops an unnerving disposition come nightfall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

By nightfall, videos show public gatherings across Tehran, Karaj and Isfahan, where thousands of Iranians celebrate or mourn Khamenei’s killing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

By nightfall, my table sat above the city at the NH Collection Calderón rooftop over Rambla de Catalunya.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

I didn’t have the heart to tell them that an inch on the map was a lot of miles on foot and we might not make it there before nightfall.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall