witching hour
Example Sentences
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As the witching hour approached, a buzzing crowd mingled, played themed character games and snagged official “Iron Flame” merch as they waited to pick up their limited-edition hardcovers at midnight.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2023
Dusk is the witching hour at Accra Zoo.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2023
As Farage conducted a countdown to the witching hour, he ventured some wild “we happy few” Shakespearean claims about the significance of the moment in our island history.
From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2020
The witching hour still abides elsewhere in TV, but even so this comedy draws you into its thrall from the very first episode.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2019
She longed to duck underneath them and lean out of the window to see what the world looked like now that the witching hour was at hand.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
