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Examples of dusk in a Sentence
under a dusk sky, the campers wearily bedded down for the night
Origin and Etymology of dusk
Middle English dosk, alteration of Old English dox; akin to Latin fuscus dark brown, Old English dunn dun, dūst dust
dusk
Definition of dusk
intransitive verb
: to become dark the dusking room
transitive verb
: to make dark or gloomy a gray light dusked the room — William Sansom … his … formality dusked by the saturnine mood of ill health. — Herman Melville
Examples of dusk in a Sentence
the grief-stricken woman continued to sit in the dusking room until she was completely enveloped in darkness
Origin and Etymology of dusk
see 1dusk
dusk
Definition of dusk
1 : the darker part of twilight especially at night The park closes at dusk.
2 : darkness or semidarkness caused by the shutting out of light
Examples of dusk in a Sentence
The park closes at dusk.
we stopped playing at dusk, since it was getting too dark to see the ball
Recent Examples of dusk from the Web
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The room seems to rest in an eternal dusk, with antique shutters and patterned tile reaching back to French colonial times.
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Small secluded house, with turkeys traipsing through the yard in the morning, deer and bunnies at dusk, and bats at night.
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Gateway Park, 500 Little League Boulevard, Clarksville, dusk Friday, July 7.
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Fireworks were shot off at dusk Sunday from a barge in the Susquehanna River off Concord Point, instead of their usual spot on Tydings Island.
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Saturn hangs high in the south-southeast after dusk, at zero magnitude, which is bright enough to see for city dwellers.
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At dusk Monday Arlington International Park, 2200 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights.
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WHAT: Bring a blanket or low chair to watch the fireworks over the college baseball and practice field starting at dusk.
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Fireworks at dusk at Del Norte High School, 16601 Nighthawk Lane; gates open at 7 p.m. 4sconnect.com.
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Origin and Etymology of dusk
see 1dusk
DUSK Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of dusk for English Language Learners
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: the time when day changes into night and the sky begins to get darker
DUSK Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of dusk for Students
: the time when the sky is getting dark at night
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