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sunset

[suhn-set] / ˈsʌnˌsɛt /


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Or I might grab a quick strawberry or peanut butter smoothie from Main Squeeze in Santa Monica, then go see the sunset.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The Colosseum has extended opening hours at night this summer to allow more visitors to see the famous Roman amphitheatre in cooler temperatures after sunset.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

The South Common, Lincoln: A sunset dance will be taking place on the open green space on the southeastern boundary of Lincoln.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

We sit high above the city at La Terrasse in the Port Benidorm Hotel just before sunset.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

It was sunset when Roz noticed that the sea was aglow, and she knew the ocean’s tiniest warriors had arrived.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

This is the same basic process that helps make sunsets appear orange and red.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

The setting sun illuminates the bottoms of those clouds and creates the beautiful sunsets.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

But another Nantucket exists too: one of quaint cobblestone streets, sunsets that have to be seen to be believed and secluded beaches where you can spend hours without seeing another soul.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

The earliest sunrises happen before the summer solstice and the latest sunsets happen after.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Because I can count on my fingers the number of sunsets I have left, and I don’t want to miss any of them.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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