sundown

Example Sentences

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Residents have already described to the BBC how lorries could be seen delivering materials, including fencing and septic tanks, after sundown on Friday.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

“If the conflict abates by Monday sundown, coinciding with the start of the Jewish holiday Purim, the oil price spike could prove short-lived,” Kaneva wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

His daily broadcasts last from sunrise to sundown, and they often eclipse a million cumulative viewers.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

So it was to bed well before sundown and up at 4 a.m.—even earlier when daytime temperatures rose into the 90s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

By the time they returned to the airport at sundown for their night flight overseas, a storm was swirling somewhere over the dark Atlantic.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye