How to Use dusk in a Sentence

dusk

noun
  • The park closes at dusk.
  • The glow sank quickly off the field; the earth and the hedges smoked dusk.
    Cara Blue Adams, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Movies will be shown on a 40-foot-wide movie screen at dusk.
    The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2023
  • No one wanted this rare thing abloom in the dusk to end.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The park is open year-round from dawn to dusk, and there's a daily parking fee.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2024
  • And when dusk hit, there would be potluck cooking and talks deep into the night.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Dec. 2022
  • With a 40-foot LED screen, the theater is able to show movies before dusk.
    Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Sure enough, her novel sends us to the dusk that borders the familiar and the wild, the known and the unknown.
    Alida Becker, New York Times, 5 May 2023
  • Rangers and others fanned out to search in the gathering dusk.
    Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • At dusk, several dozen lemon sharks rose from the depths and surround the dive boat.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Also enjoy the Art in the Garden walk, and fireworks at dusk.
    oregonlive, 27 June 2023
  • Here’s your dawn-to-dusk, step-by-step plan for how to hunt rabbits without a dog.
    T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 6 Feb. 2023
  • As is customary, a fireworks show will cap off the day at dusk.
    cleveland, 15 July 2023
  • Riding a cable car up Nob Hill at dusk, just as the lights of the skyline begin to sparkle.
    Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Every night as dusk falls in Portland, Oregon, the sky fills with birds.
    Tove Danovich, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Dawn is right before the sun rises and dusk is shortly after the sun sets.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2024
  • So read the show notes at last night’s Marni’s spring 2023 show under a bridge in Dumbo, where the theme of dawn and dusk played out in many forms.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Knox Street at dusk is the most vibrant place in Dallas for dinner right now.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 21 July 2023
  • Dodger Stadium at dusk can be one of the hardest places to hit in baseball.
    New York Times, 18 July 2022
  • At dusk, several dozen lemon sharks rose from the depths and surrounded the dive boat.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2024
  • On a cool spring evening, dozens gathered at the edge of dusk, some walking with the help of a cane, others holding hands.
    Alfredo Corchado, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The festival starts each day at dusk and wraps up at sunrise.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Painting in direct sunlight can make the paint dry too quickly, so aim for dawn and dusk or work in the shade.
    Kit Selzer, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The radiant point of the Lyrids is close to the bright star Vega, which is rising in the southeastern sky at dusk.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The pictures show Chopra carrying little Malti in her arms as the two stand in the middle of a small street at dusk.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Conserve battery life by turning them off in the day, and turning them on as dusk falls.
    Sunset Magazine, 10 Dec. 2022
  • This helps explain how worms avoid mistaking the dim light of dawn and dusk for moonlight.
    Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Don’t forget the comfy shoes that will get you through dawn to dusk, or a large, chic tote that will fit enough for a weekend trip.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Wear long sleeves and pants during peak mosquito hours – dawn and dusk.
    Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 4 Aug. 2023
  • That's also where Poole and her husband like to relax while sipping a glass of wine at dusk.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2023

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