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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Look for the cool change to arrive in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area late weekend and on Monday, when the low-60s greet nightfall.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
The dissonance between their bacchanalian ritual and Adelaida’s silent, solitary suffering is marked, and the disrespect for the dead further underlined when a gravedigger tersely shoos her away from the graveside, reminding her that the area is unsafe, especially at nightfall.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Today, the Plutonium — located between the Ancient Pool and the Roman theater — is another high point on the tour of Hierapolis, and one of many places in the city worth visiting in the cooler evenings when, after nightfall, some attractions are dramatically illuminated.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
By nightfall, many sandwiches later, the owner has been located in Milan and is considering the proposition.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
The dissonance between their bacchanalian ritual and Adelaida’s silent, solitary suffering is marked, and the disrespect for the dead further underlined when a gravedigger tersely shoos her away from the graveside, reminding her that the area is unsafe, especially at nightfall.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Today, the Plutonium — located between the Ancient Pool and the Roman theater — is another high point on the tour of Hierapolis, and one of many places in the city worth visiting in the cooler evenings when, after nightfall, some attractions are dramatically illuminated.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
By nightfall, many sandwiches later, the owner has been located in Milan and is considering the proposition.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Nightfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightfall. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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