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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At nightfall on Tuesday, tens of thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv’s central park for the anniversary’s main memorial event, an emotional ceremony organized by the families of the victims that was screened live on national television and at dozens of locations around the country and abroad.
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New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Still, the radiant point of the Draconids is highest in the evening hours, which is why they’re best seen at nightfall, as per EarthSky.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Even as nightfall approached, many in the neighborhood still didn’t know about the attack.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Walked up Davenport Street and on to Rigdon, past Keeler Baptist, the squat church imposing, nightfall looming.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
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New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Still, the radiant point of the Draconids is highest in the evening hours, which is why they’re best seen at nightfall, as per EarthSky.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Even as nightfall approached, many in the neighborhood still didn’t know about the attack.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Walked up Davenport Street and on to Rigdon, past Keeler Baptist, the squat church imposing, nightfall looming.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Nightfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightfall. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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