Examples of nightfall in a Sentence
When nightfall came, we were still waiting for the electricity to come back on.
since you aren't taking a flashlight, make sure you're back at camp by nightfall
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Both the moon and Antares will set fairly soon after nightfall, so aim to catch the view within the first hour of darkness.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
By nightfall, Liat and Aviv were captives in Gaza along with 250 other people – 12 of whom, like Liat, were American citizens.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
After hours of looking, crew members paused at nightfall.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In agricultural El Centro, California, where temperatures remained in the triple digits after nightfall, a child left unattended in a hot vehicle Monday later died at a hospital, police said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
By nightfall, Liat and Aviv were captives in Gaza along with 250 other people – 12 of whom, like Liat, were American citizens.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
After hours of looking, crew members paused at nightfall.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In agricultural El Centro, California, where temperatures remained in the triple digits after nightfall, a child left unattended in a hot vehicle Monday later died at a hospital, police said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Nightfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightfall. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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