How to Use nocturnal in a Sentence

nocturnal

adjective

• Hogs tend to be nocturnal, so the after-dawn excursions last just a few hours.
  — Allie Morris, Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2020
• Learn about the history of the solstice and watch for nocturnal wildlife.
  — courant.com, 25 Nov. 2020
• After that, the big deer seemed to go nocturnal asthe gun season started.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 8 Dec. 2020
• The overall effect is nocturnal and like stormy weather.
  — David Salle, The New York Review of Books, 13 Dec. 2020
• Bats, which are nocturnal (awake at night), are drawn to fragrant plants that bloom after sunset, such as moonflowers and evening primrose.
  — Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2020
• One of the most unusual parrots is the flightless nocturnal kākāpō, Strigops habroptilus.
  — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
• Transmissible cancers are rare in mammals, and devils—whose nocturnal screams and growls earned them their name—are mostly solitary.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 10 Dec. 2020
• How did the nocturnal songwriting process influence the album’s overall tone and message?
  — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2024
• Researcher Marina Blanco explained the process of using lights at night to find the nocturnal creatures.
  — Cat Kutz, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2020
• One student, Adolfo Jeronimo, wrote about becoming nocturnal to find some peace and quiet.
  — Emma Goldberg New York Times, Star Tribune, 15 Nov. 2020
• Beyond domestic threats like dogs and cats, cities and suburbs alike are home to nocturnal wildlife that can wreak havoc on a flock — racoons and rats are particularly problematic.
  — Samantha Nobles-Block, SFChronicle.com, 2 Dec. 2020
• Other nocturnal mammals such as platypuses and flying squirrels also glow under UV light.
  — Byrodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 14 Aug. 2024
• But his mother’s spirit returns, inhabiting both of their bodies to speak to the other one and instigating a threatening three-way nocturnal dance.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
• Rogers appears on a camping episode in which the gang has an outdoor sleepover in Abby's garden and sings about the wonders of the night, like nocturnal animals and glimmering stars.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2020
• The disqualification cleared the way for the competition's eventual winner: the kakapo, a rare nocturnal bird and the world's only flightless parrot.
  — Andrews McMeel Syndication, Star Tribune, 4 Dec. 2020
• The adults are nocturnal and rest during the day around the base of the plants (in the soil or thatch).
  — oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2021
• One night, the group hired a local guide to drive in to the park to look for nocturnal wildlife.
  — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2022
• The nocturnal birds have tufts on their heads that look like horns or ears.
  — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024
• The music fades and where there were the nocturnal crickets at the start, now there are ocean waves.
  — Steve Hochman, SPIN, 9 Mar. 2023
• But a lot of it is unseen; a lot of the animals in the desert are nocturnal.
  — Hazlitt, 26 Oct. 2023
• The nocturnal owls don’t hoot but make strange screams and hissings sounds at night.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2024
• The nocturnal owls don’t hoot but make strange screams and hissings sounds at night.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2024
• Dogs, on the other hand, evolved from wolves who are nocturnal hunters.
  — Jennifer Nelson, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2021
• And for at least one nocturnal species, the vital clue on a moonless night seems to be our own Milky Way.
  — Christie Taylor, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2024
• In the desert, many animals are nocturnal, so tracks are one of the best ways to know which critters are out there.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Oct. 2021
• The Amur leopard is nocturnal and lives and hunts alone – mainly in the forests of Russia and China.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
• Pha Mi bent-toed geckos are nocturnal, living in and around rocky caves, the study said.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
• In the series, a nocturnal species known as gargoyles are stone during the day but come alive at night.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023
• Once browns near the 20-inch mark, many become nocturnal.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 22 May 2024
• The black ghost knifefish is, as its name implies, a nocturnal hunter.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024