How to Use dusk in a Sentence

dusk

noun

• The park closes at dusk.
• The glow sank quickly off the field; the earth and the hedges smoked dusk.
  — Cara Blue Adams, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2023
• Movies will be shown on a 40-foot-wide movie screen at dusk.
  — The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2023
• No one wanted this rare thing abloom in the dusk to end.
  — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
• The park is open year-round from dawn to dusk, and there's a daily parking fee.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2024
• And when dusk hit, there would be potluck cooking and talks deep into the night.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Dec. 2022
• With a 40-foot LED screen, the theater is able to show movies before dusk.
  — Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
• Sure enough, her novel sends us to the dusk that borders the familiar and the wild, the known and the unknown.
  — Alida Becker, New York Times, 5 May 2023
• Rangers and others fanned out to search in the gathering dusk.
  — Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
• At dusk, several dozen lemon sharks rose from the depths and surround the dive boat.
  — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
• Also enjoy the Art in the Garden walk, and fireworks at dusk.
  — oregonlive, 27 June 2023
• Here’s your dawn-to-dusk, step-by-step plan for how to hunt rabbits without a dog.
  — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 6 Feb. 2023
• As is customary, a fireworks show will cap off the day at dusk.
  — cleveland, 15 July 2023
• Riding a cable car up Nob Hill at dusk, just as the lights of the skyline begin to sparkle.
  — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Sep. 2022
• Every night as dusk falls in Portland, Oregon, the sky fills with birds.
  — Tove Danovich, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2024
• Dawn is right before the sun rises and dusk is shortly after the sun sets.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2024
• So read the show notes at last night’s Marni’s spring 2023 show under a bridge in Dumbo, where the theme of dawn and dusk played out in many forms.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2022
• Knox Street at dusk is the most vibrant place in Dallas for dinner right now.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 21 July 2023
• Dodger Stadium at dusk can be one of the hardest places to hit in baseball.
  — New York Times, 18 July 2022
• At dusk, several dozen lemon sharks rose from the depths and surrounded the dive boat.
  — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2024
• On a cool spring evening, dozens gathered at the edge of dusk, some walking with the help of a cane, others holding hands.
  — Alfredo Corchado, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023
• The festival starts each day at dusk and wraps up at sunrise.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
• Painting in direct sunlight can make the paint dry too quickly, so aim for dawn and dusk or work in the shade.
  — Kit Selzer, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2022
• The radiant point of the Lyrids is close to the bright star Vega, which is rising in the southeastern sky at dusk.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2023
• The pictures show Chopra carrying little Malti in her arms as the two stand in the middle of a small street at dusk.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Aug. 2023
• Conserve battery life by turning them off in the day, and turning them on as dusk falls.
  — Sunset Magazine, 10 Dec. 2022
• This helps explain how worms avoid mistaking the dim light of dawn and dusk for moonlight.
  — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
• Don’t forget the comfy shoes that will get you through dawn to dusk, or a large, chic tote that will fit enough for a weekend trip.
  — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
• Wear long sleeves and pants during peak mosquito hours – dawn and dusk.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 4 Aug. 2023
• That's also where Poole and her husband like to relax while sipping a glass of wine at dusk.
  — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024