1
: the middle of the night
specifically
: 12 o'clock at night
2
: deep or extended darkness or gloom
midnight
adjective
midnightly
adverb or adjective
Examples of midnight in a Sentence
Her parents wanted her home before midnight.
It was 12 midnight when we arrived home.
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Catina Rose was pronounced dead at 9 minutes after midnight.
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Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley, CBS News, 4 May 2025
The passenger vessel Conscience made a mayday call shortly after midnight, reporting a fire on its bow, the government of Malta said.
—Helena Skinner, ABC News, 3 May 2025
Betty Lin-Fisher A key loophole that allowed e-commerce giants like Amazon, Temu and Shein to offer super cheap prices closed after midnight this morning.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Associated Press journalists in Damascus said the airstrikes lasted for more than one hour until after midnight.
—Ghaith Alsayed and Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley, CBS News, 4 May 2025
The passenger vessel Conscience made a mayday call shortly after midnight, reporting a fire on its bow, the government of Malta said.
—Helena Skinner, ABC News, 3 May 2025
Betty Lin-Fisher A key loophole that allowed e-commerce giants like Amazon, Temu and Shein to offer super cheap prices closed after midnight this morning.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Associated Press journalists in Damascus said the airstrikes lasted for more than one hour until after midnight.
—Ghaith Alsayed and Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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“Midnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midnight. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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