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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone.
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Mark Cooper, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Calvin, who was a probationary officer and was not on duty at the time, allegedly trailed the woman in his vehicle to the parking lot of a nursing home at Schaefer and Fenkell just before midnight on Jan. 26, the release and Detroit police said.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
During the weekends, from noon on Fridays to before midnight on Sundays, violent and property crimes have remained mostly steady in the urban core after rising earlier this summer.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2025
Then, just after midnight on Dec. 30, 2022, state troopers and agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation executed a search warrant on Kohberger's parents' home and took him into custody.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Mark Cooper, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Calvin, who was a probationary officer and was not on duty at the time, allegedly trailed the woman in his vehicle to the parking lot of a nursing home at Schaefer and Fenkell just before midnight on Jan. 26, the release and Detroit police said.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
During the weekends, from noon on Fridays to before midnight on Sundays, violent and property crimes have remained mostly steady in the urban core after rising earlier this summer.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2025
Then, just after midnight on Dec. 30, 2022, state troopers and agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation executed a search warrant on Kohberger's parents' home and took him into custody.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for midnight
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“Midnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midnight. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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