sunset

Example Sentences

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They are due to hold a candlelight vigil after sunset.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

"We have to look at a genuine just transition and a genuine future for folk in Aberdeen that means diversifying the economy - not hanging on to a sunset industry," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

I consider them in the light of our 10-foot windows, try to parse them as I stare at another perfect California sunset.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

In Los Angeles, for example, the earliest sunrise occurs before the solstice, while the latest sunset takes place afterward.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

On the evening of 11 November 1571, soon after sunset, a young Danish nobleman called Tycho Brahe was looking at the night sky.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton