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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An 18-hour flight carried out under the cover of darkness.
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ABC News, 22 June 2025
While other contenders scramble for stars, the Lakers traded for Luka Dončić under the cover of darkness.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 19 June 2025
This finding was different from the wallowing behavior of captive populations that often wallow under the cover of darkness.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Billy and Tina are not the first giant mammals removed from L.A. under cover of darkness
In 1987, Marineland of the Pacific, a theme park on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, trucked two killer whales, Corky and Orky, to SeaWorld in San Diego in the middle of the night under police escort.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
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ABC News, 22 June 2025
While other contenders scramble for stars, the Lakers traded for Luka Dončić under the cover of darkness.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 19 June 2025
This finding was different from the wallowing behavior of captive populations that often wallow under the cover of darkness.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Billy and Tina are not the first giant mammals removed from L.A. under cover of darkness
In 1987, Marineland of the Pacific, a theme park on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, trucked two killer whales, Corky and Orky, to SeaWorld in San Diego in the middle of the night under police escort.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 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 1 Jul. 2025.
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