Examples of sundown in a Sentence
Passover ends tomorrow at sundown.
we were told that the best time to see elk is at sundown
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Kansas From sunup to sundown on October 3 Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has ordered flags at all state facilities to be flown at half-staff to commemorate Hays Police Sergeant Scott Heimann, who was shot dead on September 28 when responding to a domestic violence call.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Yom Kippur, known as the Day of Atonement, is a holiday when Jews engage in fasting, prayer and reflection, beginning at sundown Wednesday.
—Alex Leff, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
The Jewish Sabbath begins at sundown on Friday and ends at sundown on Saturday.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Volunteer pilots were working from sunup to sundown.
—Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Yom Kippur, known as the Day of Atonement, is a holiday when Jews engage in fasting, prayer and reflection, beginning at sundown Wednesday.
—Alex Leff, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
The Jewish Sabbath begins at sundown on Friday and ends at sundown on Saturday.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Volunteer pilots were working from sunup to sundown.
—Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Sundown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sundown. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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sundown
noun
sun·down
-ˌdau̇n 
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