witching hour
Example Sentences
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Dusk is the witching hour at Accra Zoo.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2023
It's the closest to that witching hour we've ever been.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2020
Speaking of midnight, that seemed to be the witching hour for most of the guests, who were heading off to even more exclusive, no-press-allowed parties held by Madonna and Jay-Z.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2020
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
‘It’s full of tiny dark streets and there are very few people about in the witching hour.’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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