often attributive
: the time from dusk to dawn
Examples of nighttime in a Sentence
The animal hunts in the nighttime.
before electricity, gas lamps were used for illumination during the nighttime
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And no creature has ever done it with more flair than an octopus named Inky, who vanished from the National Aquarium of New Zealand in 2016 in a breakout worthy of a storybook — complete with a daring nighttime crawl, a mysterious drainpipe and an ending nobody saw coming.
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
While temperatures are mild throughout the year, there’s still some variation between nighttime and daytime conditions, and the shady forest groves can be much cooler than in the sun.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
Close out the trip with a memorable dinner in the Pearl District or along Division Street, then end with a low-key bar or a scenic nighttime walk along the river.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Emajae Brown, 25, was charged with home invasion, kidnapping, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, witness intimidation, armed assault in a dwelling, larceny over $1,200, breaking into a building at nighttime with the intent to commit a felony, larceny of a motor vehicle and armed burglary.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
While temperatures are mild throughout the year, there’s still some variation between nighttime and daytime conditions, and the shady forest groves can be much cooler than in the sun.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
Close out the trip with a memorable dinner in the Pearl District or along Division Street, then end with a low-key bar or a scenic nighttime walk along the river.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Emajae Brown, 25, was charged with home invasion, kidnapping, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, witness intimidation, armed assault in a dwelling, larceny over $1,200, breaking into a building at nighttime with the intent to commit a felony, larceny of a motor vehicle and armed burglary.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Nighttime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nighttime. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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