nightfall
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Synonyms & Antonyms for nightfall
Synonyms
crepuscule (or crepuscle), dusk, eve, evenfall, evening, eventide, gloaming, night, sundown, sunset, twilight
Antonyms
aurora, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, daylight, morn, morning, sunrise, sunup
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This was a job not for the faint of heart, but rather for the bee team, which, apart from the one sting, safely removed the bees by nightfall. — Neil Vigdor, New York Times, "Swarm of 25,000 Bees Removed From Staten Island Ferry Terminal by Police," 5 Aug. 2019 In Ashlynne’s case, family reported her and her brother missing to police in the early evening, and police learned before nightfall from her younger brother that a man in a red van had taken both of them into the desert. — Washington Post, "Tribes train to implement Amber Alert under new federal law," 30 July 2019 By nightfall, some protesters had defaced a crest of the Chinese government at the liaison office with eggs and black ink, and had sprayed the building’s exterior with graffiti. — Mike Ives, New York Times, "Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets; Protesters Target Beijing’s Office," 14 July 2019 The National Weather Service said the disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to rapidly strengthen into a tropical depression Thursday and then into Tropical Storm Barry by nightfall if winds reach 39 mph. — Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, "New Orleans, already hit by floods, prepares for arrival of a potential Hurricane Barry," 11 July 2019 Authorities said there were more than 700 firefighters, eight helicopters and six water-dropping aircraft that aimed to slow the fire's progress until nightfall, when cooler temperatures might give them an advantage. — Fox News, "2 die, wildfire rages in Spain amid widespread heatwave," 28 June 2019 By nightfall, the winds had subsided and a new, favorable forecast arrived. — National Geographic, "Inside the Everest expedition that built the world’s highest weather station," 27 June 2019 Rescue crews searched until nightfall and picked up the effort again at 6 a.m. Wednesday. — Chico Enterprise-record Staff Reports, The Mercury News, "Paradise man swept away at Feather River’s Cable Pools," 21 June 2019 Watercraft, helicopters and swimmers searched the area until nightfall Tuesday. — Gwendolyn Wu, SFChronicle.com, "Marin man’s body recovered at Stinson Beach," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nightfall.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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