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Passover ends tomorrow at sundown.
we were told that the best time to see elk is at sundown
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The eight-day festival of Passover, the Jewish holiday of spring, begins at sundown on Monday, April 22.
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Yakir Levy, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
Lindstrom said the event was unusual because a clear sky preceded the twister, which developed just after sundown.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2024
The first in a surge of weekend-long storms was expected to kick off around sundown Friday with a Bay Area-wide downpour starting in the afternoon and evening hours, according to the National Weather Service.
—Austin Turner, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
Want to produce a huge amount of lithium for electric vehicle batteries — and also batteries that keep our homes powered after sundown — without causing the environmental destruction that lithium extraction often entails?
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
However, the most memorable activity is an evening of traditional Tahitian dances and songs performed by a local troupe that takes place at the western tip of the island at sundown.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
One of the five pillars of Islam, observed by Muslims worldwide, the month is marked by fasting, introspection, prayer and ideally a family gathering each evening after sundown.
—Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
Forecasts are showing rain amounts Sunday between three-quarters and one inch, with another quarter- to half-inch after sundown Sunday.
—Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2024
Keep the party going at Detroit Shipping Co., at 474 Peterboro St., until sundown.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024
Yakir Levy, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
Lindstrom said the event was unusual because a clear sky preceded the twister, which developed just after sundown.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2024
The first in a surge of weekend-long storms was expected to kick off around sundown Friday with a Bay Area-wide downpour starting in the afternoon and evening hours, according to the National Weather Service.
—Austin Turner, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
Want to produce a huge amount of lithium for electric vehicle batteries — and also batteries that keep our homes powered after sundown — without causing the environmental destruction that lithium extraction often entails?
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
However, the most memorable activity is an evening of traditional Tahitian dances and songs performed by a local troupe that takes place at the western tip of the island at sundown.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
One of the five pillars of Islam, observed by Muslims worldwide, the month is marked by fasting, introspection, prayer and ideally a family gathering each evening after sundown.
—Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
Forecasts are showing rain amounts Sunday between three-quarters and one inch, with another quarter- to half-inch after sundown Sunday.
—Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2024
Keep the party going at Detroit Shipping Co., at 474 Peterboro St., until sundown.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024
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sundown
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sun·down
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