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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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Josh Espinoza said Horner helped in the search for Athena and gave an address near BoBo's Crossing, but nighttime conditions made the area unsafe to handle a K9 search.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
This combination of passive low-light imaging and active IR makes the ScoPix well-suited to nighttime and remote environments.
—New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2026
Felony breaking and entering at nighttime.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Nighttime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nighttime. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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