under (the) cover of darkness/night

idiom

: in the dark : at night

The crime was committed under (the) cover of darkness/night.

Examples of under (the) cover of darkness/night in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Many species mate under cover of darkness, like calling crickets that find one another in the night. —

Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024 Roadways turned into raging rivers under the cover of darkness Saturday evening. —

Mary Gilbert, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024 And for birds that frequently wind up on the menu of hawks, cats and other daytime predators, flying under the cover of darkness can be a lifesaver. —

Sheila Yount, arkansasonline.com, 11 Oct. 2024 Consider András Gróf, a refugee who arrived illegally in Austria after crossing the Hungarian border with a smuggler and then running through a swampy field under cover of darkness. —

Michael A. Clemens, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2015 See all Example Sentences for under (the) cover of darkness/night

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