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Examples of nightfall in a Sentence
When nightfall came, we were still waiting for the electricity to come back on.
since you aren't taking a flashlight, make sure you're back at camp by nightfall
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State of play: The storm is projected to bring up to 6 inches of snow to Greater Houston by nightfall, with totals higher in isolated areas, according to the National Weather Service.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
By nightfall, when the band finally came onstage, the crowd was unruly and chaotic.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Then, after nightfall, the man put the woman inside her car in the backseat, deputies said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
The drones spotted in Britain in November — three days after President Biden said Ukraine could launch U.S.-made deep strike missiles into Russia — were larger and more durable to challenging weather than a hobbyist would be expected to own, and were mostly spotted after nightfall.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1700, in the meaning defined above
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“Nightfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightfall. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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