often attributive
: the time from dusk to dawn
Examples of nighttime in a Sentence
The animal hunts in the nighttime.
before electricity, gas lamps were used for illumination during the nighttime
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AFAR Media, 11 July 2025
Three years later, it’s earned a permanent spot in my nighttime skincare routine.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2025
Freeform’s The Bold Type has just the right mix of goofiness and treacle for this gal’s smooth, hopeful nighttime brain.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
City officials are extending a restriction on Red Bikes, as well as Bird and Lime electric scooters, during the nighttime hours in response to a spike in crime in Cincinnati's urban core.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for nighttime
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“Nighttime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nighttime. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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