witching hour
Example Sentences
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Dusk is the witching hour at Accra Zoo.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2023
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
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
Perhaps, she told herself, this was what they called the witching hour.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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