under (the) cover of darkness/night
idiom
: in the dark : at night
The crime was committed under (the) cover of darkness/night.
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As tensions mounted and the People’s Liberation Army fired munitions near the Dalai Lama’s palace, the young leader escaped the capital Lhasa under cover of night.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
Even more astonishing, the largest migration on Earth occurs daily as deep-sea creatures rise to the surface under cover of night to make their way to other areas.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Book a Turtle Walk to learn about the egg-laying process, and under cover of night, hopefully witness a nesting sea turtle on the beach.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
An 18-hour flight carried out under the cover of darkness.
—ABC News, 22 June 2025
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
Even more astonishing, the largest migration on Earth occurs daily as deep-sea creatures rise to the surface under cover of night to make their way to other areas.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Book a Turtle Walk to learn about the egg-laying process, and under cover of night, hopefully witness a nesting sea turtle on the beach.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
An 18-hour flight carried out under the cover of darkness.
—ABC News, 22 June 2025
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“Under (the) cover of darkness/night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20%28the%29%20cover%20of%20darkness%2Fnight. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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