nighttime

Example Sentences

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France also saw a major reduction, with nighttime brightness falling by 33 percent as many cities turn off streetlights after midnight to conserve energy and limit light pollution.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

On the home front, it was a very different story: British subjects remained the targets of heavy nighttime bombing attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

It was nighttime, with below-freezing temperatures, and the coffee shop was closed.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

After her parents’ divorce, Huerta’s grandfather helped raise her and her two brothers while her mother, Alicia Fernandez, waited tables during the day and pulled nighttime shifts at a cannery.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

They filtered back through the leafy cover of nighttime Mossflower towards the Abbey.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques