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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Waves were crashing onto the esplanade in Puerto Escondido by nightfall, swamping wooden fishing boats that had been pulled up there for safety.—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 June 2025 If the weather is going to be hot and dry, set the system to water deeply in the early morning so the foliage has time to dry before nightfall.—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 June 2025 The body naturally produces this sleep-inducing hormone in response to nightfall.—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 18 June 2025 Divers scoured the water and deployed sonar scanners to search for Daniel until nightfall.—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for nightfall
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