nightfall

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noun night·fall \ ˈnīt-ˌfȯl \

Definition of nightfall

:the close of the day :dusk

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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

Recent Examples of nightfall from the Web

On a day chock-full of matches featuring plenty of players familiar only to tennis's most well informed, two stars lit up Arthur Ashe Stadium at nightfall.

— ava wallace, chicagotribune.com, "Maria Sharapova makes dramatic return to US Open, upsets world No. 2 Simona Halep," 29 Aug. 2017
Carne puts the participant in the Sonoran Desert at nightfall, just as a group of immigrants attempting to cross the border illegally are confronted by Border Patrol agents.

— matt jacobson, Esquire, "Alejandro G. Iñárritu's New Project Could Change Film Forever," 17 Aug. 2017
As usual, the event culminated in a fireworks show over Coventry Lake, which began after nightfall, with the festival wrapping up at about 10 p.m.

— melanie savage, Courant Community, "Festival Ends With A Bang In Coventry," 12 July 2017
After nightfall Monday, the months of work by will be put on display.

— ryan gillespie, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Central Florida awaits the patriotic booms of Monday's Altamonte Springs fireworks show," 2 July 2017
At nightfall, a few dozen people were still gathered inside the neoclassical building as pro-government supporters stood outside threatening violence. --

— Bloomberg.com, "Maduro Says Helicopter Fired on Venezuela's Supreme Court," 28 June 2017
By nightfall Tuesday, attention turned to the field where the younger Poche pitched his final game in an LSU uniform.

— christopher dabe, NOLA.com, "Are Jared Poche's father and another LSU dad College World Series heroes?," 27 June 2017
At nightfall, a few dozen people were still gathered inside the neoclassical building as pro-government supporters stood outside threatening violence. —

— joshua goodman, The Seattle Times, "Maduro says helicopter fired on Venezuela’s Supreme Court," 27 June 2017
The night is capped with a fireworks show at nightfall.

— matthew ormseth, courant.com, "Fourth Of July: Where Are The Fireworks?," 23 June 2017

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