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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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By nightfall, few demonstrators were left around the convention area.
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Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024
Come nightfall, more trucks and taco stands will appear.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
The search was called off late Friday as nightfall descended on rescue efforts.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 6 July 2024
Out of sight up the road, bat researchers are preparing their nets to snare and inspect some of the more than two dozen species that will swoop down from the hills at nightfall on their way to pollinating cactuses or eating the insects that swarm over New Mexico croplands.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
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Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024
Come nightfall, more trucks and taco stands will appear.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
The search was called off late Friday as nightfall descended on rescue efforts.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 6 July 2024
Out of sight up the road, bat researchers are preparing their nets to snare and inspect some of the more than two dozen species that will swoop down from the hills at nightfall on their way to pollinating cactuses or eating the insects that swarm over New Mexico croplands.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
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“Nightfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightfall. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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