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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Or did someone kill her under the cover of darkness?
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Lucy Ford, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024
Watching the Waymos circle the lot under the cover of darkness—and occasionally getting stuck in an endless loop—scratches a childish itch, akin to the fantasy of watching one’s toys come alive at night.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2024
Every night in the ocean, the great vertical migration occurs where deep sea creatures rise to the shallower layers to feed and mate under cover of darkness before returning to the depths by the morning.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The film opens with a flashback to another young nun attempting to escape the convent under cover of night and then having her legs broken against the steel bars of the gate by a group of mysterious figures.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2024
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Lucy Ford, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024
Watching the Waymos circle the lot under the cover of darkness—and occasionally getting stuck in an endless loop—scratches a childish itch, akin to the fantasy of watching one’s toys come alive at night.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2024
Every night in the ocean, the great vertical migration occurs where deep sea creatures rise to the shallower layers to feed and mate under cover of darkness before returning to the depths by the morning.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The film opens with a flashback to another young nun attempting to escape the convent under cover of night and then having her legs broken against the steel bars of the gate by a group of mysterious figures.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2024
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