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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In low-income districts like Sham Shui Po, where buildings are tightly packed, the urban heat island effect reduces nighttime cooling, leading to higher overnight temperatures.
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Jared Formanek, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
During their nighttime searches, researchers found five unfamiliar-looking frogs around a stream, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
So, the Air Museum has become our bigger stage, our nighttime home.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Jared Formanek, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
During their nighttime searches, researchers found five unfamiliar-looking frogs around a stream, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
So, the Air Museum has become our bigger stage, our nighttime home.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
For the occasion, Hadid changed out of her white plunging Stella McCartney cowl-neck top into the evening’s uniform: a black bodycon dress and skinny nighttime shades.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nighttime
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“Nighttime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nighttime. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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