twilight

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Nightjars are crepuscular ground-nesting birds meaning they emerge at twilight and can be seen hunting for food at dusk and dawn.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Her summer is transfigured by their innocent trysts: “There was the still water of a lake. There were a garden’s scents and its delicious twilight air.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

The receiver class includes three household names in the twilight of their careers: Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel and Stefon Diggs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

You are, however, correct to be thinking about your twilight years and to start planning for them now.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Late in the night, with the summer twilight still brightening the sky, Dr. Macklin was called to Shackleton's cabin.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong