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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Domestic renewable energy is a fortress against foreign threats: solar panels generate power for decades, with only clouds and nightfall to worry about.
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Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
The navy, border guards, police and port authorities – along with 27 boats and two rescue craft – were mobilized to the scene, VN Express reported, adding that heavy rain and limited visibility due to nightfall were making rescue operations difficult.
—Eve Brennan, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
Down the road, Kulak and her family stood alone in Chimney Rock Village, scraping, painting and rebuilding as nightfall cast the town into darkness.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2025
Shavuot is celebrated for two days, this year beginning at sundown on Sunday, June 1 and ending at nightfall on Tuesday, June 3.
—Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
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Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
The navy, border guards, police and port authorities – along with 27 boats and two rescue craft – were mobilized to the scene, VN Express reported, adding that heavy rain and limited visibility due to nightfall were making rescue operations difficult.
—Eve Brennan, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
Down the road, Kulak and her family stood alone in Chimney Rock Village, scraping, painting and rebuilding as nightfall cast the town into darkness.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2025
Shavuot is celebrated for two days, this year beginning at sundown on Sunday, June 1 and ending at nightfall on Tuesday, June 3.
—Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
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“Nightfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightfall. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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