How to Use sunset in a Sentence

sunset

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  • Trump’s main quarrel with the deal was the sunset clause.
    Reese Gorman, Washington Examiner, 3 May 2023
  • At sunset, the heartfelt croons of mariachis fill the main square.
    Zachary Rabinor, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Winds die off a good deal with sunset, then wane further through the night.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
  • So during the day the sky is red, but at sunset—and sunrise of course, as well—the sky is kind of blue.
    Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 21 Apr. 2023
  • With the sunset scheduled for 7:40 that evening, Sanogo will not have time to digest a full meal.
    Scott Miller, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The eclipse is expected to end at sunset in the Atlantic Ocean.
    Kate Perez, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Or, oysters and champagne on the beach while watching the sunset.
    Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The photo showed a beautiful sunset over the beach with palm trees swaying in the wind.
    Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The colors of our sunset in the countryside, mix of browns with yellows, red suns, and the greens of the trees with pure blue sky.
    Vogue, 28 July 2023
  • This sweet and tart tasting cocktail looks like a sunset in a glass.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2024
  • To spot the alignment, seek a clear view of the western horizon at sunset, Laycock said.
    Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Two years later, a sunset clause was added, and the city’s portion of the sales tax rate was increased from 4 to 5 percent.
    John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Its rooftop is one of the best spots in the city not only to watch the sunset, but grab some fantastic cocktails, as well.
    Juliet Izon, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2023
  • But then, something clicked one evening when Brauer was in the boat's bow watching the colors of the sunset bleed through a massive sail.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Charter a yacht with Hilton Head Yacht Charter and sail into the sunset.
    Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Going early before food stands open around 7 p.m. offers a chance to catch the sunset over the pier.
    Anna Haines, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Each comes with a rooftop lounge that may just be the best place to watch a sunset in the Caribbean, along with a bunch of exclusive perks.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2024
  • One of my favorite things to do every year is take a catamaran cruise to catch the sunset from the water.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Featuring the beloved bear walking into the sunset with his friend Piglet, the drawing dates to 1958.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
  • After the sunset, the sconces on each wall panel illuminate the room with a moody glow.
    Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 12 July 2023
  • But the formula is simple: catch the early morning sun along the east coast and golden sunsets in the south and west.
    Lucrezia Worthington, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The storm also caused a vibrant New England sunset last night.
    Shanna Kelly, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Clocks there still run on Byzantine time, with the day starting at sunset rather than midnight.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The hotel's rooftop bar also happens to be the perfect place to revel in the colors at sunset.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The big takeaway here is: go outside at sunset on Tuesday, March 28.
    Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2023
  • And, around the time of sunset, streaks of golden light, playing the symbolic role of rainbow, appeared with brilliance amid the clouds in the west.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 14 May 2023
  • How to see the planetary alignment The best time for viewing will be to face the horizon, or west, after sunset.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Nestled between the bays of Marsalforn and San Blas, the warm waters are calm by day and the sunsets a spectacle by night.
    Anya Meyerowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The work is mercurial, lulling, like a sunset seen for a moment and never again.
    Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The windy, drier air continues to move in with the chance of a rogue, stray shower quickly ending by sunset.
    A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
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  • The ice rink is free and open to the public from 8 a.m. to sunset every day of the week.
    Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2022
  • The grounds around the castle are open daily year-round from 8 a.m. to sunset.
    Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2022
  • The time to sunset the old brand and start the Wild Rose reinvention was at least six episodes ago.
    Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Sync your open and close functions to sunrise and sunset each day.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 1 July 2021
  • The rules will sunset when the public health emergency ends.
    Noam N. Levey, USA TODAY, 5 June 2021
  • At the oceanfront venue, a DJ will be playing music all day from 11 a.m. to sunset.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Many sites, picnic areas and trails are open from 8 a.m. to sunset.
    Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021
  • The windfall tax will sunset at the end of 2025, or when prices return to more normal levels.
    Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 27 May 2022
  • State flags will fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Oct. 18 in Tillion’s honor.
    James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Hang out on the sand after dinner for the nightly countdown to sunset.
    Coastal Living, Southern Living, 15 June 2023
  • This will give hunters the wind forecast at sunrise, midday, and sunset for the next seven days.
    Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The flags were to also be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on the day of each of the victims' funerals, the order said.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Yosemite will be open from sunrise to sunset this weekend.
    Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Crews are working from sunrise to sunset quickly to remove the oil from the shoreline.
    Fox News, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Soak in the Scenery While the town is gorgeous at all hours of the day, there's something extra special about sunrise and sunset in a lake town.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2023
  • For some 20 years the program was renewed by Congress each year and in that way the program never sunset.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Close to sunset, the tapering tips of each pole caught the light like a candle flame, and for a moment, the field turned into a birthday cake.
    Rowan Moore Gerety, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Kentucky could lose up to $25 million in tax revenue to pay for the credits each year of the program, which is set to sunset in five years.
    Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Hotz said in April the tax would sunset in June 2024 if voters didn't approve extending it.
    Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Grounds open seven days a week, every day, sunrise to sunset.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2021
  • Beach clubs dot the coastline, where Italians bronze themselves from late morning to sunset.
    Anne Roderique-Jones, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2023
  • But there’s no better way to kick off Art Basel than on a yacht overlooking the city’s skyline from golden hour to sunset.
    Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Those who celebrate seek to be closer to God by praying and fasting from dawn to sunset for 30 days.
    Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2022
  • There could be a weaker, trailing line of showers and storms closer to sunset that exits by 10 or 11 p.m.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 25 July 2022
  • The group would automatically sunset at the end of June 2025.
    Brittany Wallman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Hotz has said the tax will sunset in June 2024, unless voters approve the extension.
    Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2023
  • Then back home and a walk up to the top of our local hill to sit in the sun and look out over the city at the end of the day: sunset over Noe Valley, the Mission and the glistening towers of downtown.
    Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Sep. 2021
  • The conservancy is open from sunrise to sunset daily and is free to visit.
    Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Open Monday to Saturday 1 to 8 p.m., Sunday 1 to 7 p.m.; disc golf course open sunrise to sunset.
    Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021
  • That contract was set to sunset in November of last year but has been extended through May.
    Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024

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