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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Forty-nine men who, under the cover of darkness, joined him in assaulting her—men identified as nurses and prison guards, firefighters and truck drivers, all living within a 31-mile radius of each other, ranging in age from 27 to 72. —

Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024 The world looks, feels, and sounds different under the cover of darkness. —

Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024 The score roils with melodic drama in the film’s prologue, which vibrantly depicts a tense heist to steal the titular piano under the cover of darkness and a Fourth of July fireworks show in Mississippi. —

Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024 When life gives you lemons, eat the lemons off the ground under the cover of night like a possum. —

Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for under (the) cover of darkness/night

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