How to Use sundown in a Sentence

sundown

noun
  • Passover ends tomorrow at sundown.
  • By sundown, the British had still not made it to the White House.
    Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post, 7 June 2018
  • For now, gas plants do the bulk of the work keeping the lights on after sundown.
    Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Now the Davids can see a twinkling on the horizon at sundown.
    Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Oct. 2019
  • Not one bite of food or sip of water from sunup to sundown.
    Erin Hegarty, Naperville Sun, 16 June 2017
  • The creations will keep the kids crafting and chasing the next gust till sundown.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018
  • The field opens at 6 p.m. and the movie starts at sundown. Don’t forget to pack your blanket or lawn chairs.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 20 Aug. 2019
  • The holiday starts at sundown on Thursday and ends the evening of Dec. 18 this year.
    Kaitlin Edquist, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2020
  • This year, Passover begins at sundown on March 27 and ends on April 4.
    Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 14 Dec. 2020
  • After sundown, tear gas and flares clouded the streets of Tirana.
    Fox News, 9 June 2019
  • The field opens at 7 p.m., and films begin around a half-hour after sundown.
    Washington Post, 9 July 2021
  • The protests come as Passover is set to begin at sundown Monday.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2024
  • This was one of the last nights the group will meet there, as the holy month of Ramadan ended Thursday at sundown.
    Laura Gómez, azcentral, 15 June 2018
  • Pro tip: Catch a weekly movie at sundown with your drink.
    Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Sunday is the last night of Hanukkah, which ends Monday at sundown.
    Diego Mendoza-Moyers, ExpressNews.com, 28 Dec. 2019
  • Young men stopped stepping out of their homes post sundown.
    Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, Quartz India, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Lighting the Tree Just after sundown, a massive fir tree in the square lights up.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Young Thug took the stage before sundown and had trouble hyping up the crowd.
    Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2018
  • Eid al-Fitr -- which is the day to break a month-long period of sunup-to-sundown fasting.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Come sundown, there’s stargazing, s’mores, and wine around the campfire.
    Vogue, 1 Oct. 2017
  • The first day Passover begins this year at sundown on Friday night.
    Howard Ludwig, Daily Southtown, 30 Mar. 2018
  • After the game, the players rushed back to their hotel before sundown on time for the start of the Sabbath.
    Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2020
  • My recipe for rest starts hours before my head hits the pillow, around sundown.
    Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
  • For the month of April, from sunrise to sundown, Jafar, a junior, doesn't eat and drink, or even chew gum, and doesn't run.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2022
  • At sundown, Kidspace closed for the day and the budding talent fanned out, hearty moms and dads in tow, to further explore the grounds.
    Los Angeles Times Staff, latimes.com, 25 June 2017
  • The amphitheater will open an hour before sundown when the movies will start.
    The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2023
  • The amphitheater will open an hour before sundown, when the movies will start.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 21 May 2024
  • Check us out near the temple (open after sundown), or visit the etoy.
    Wired Staff, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2006
  • Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism, begins at sundown on Friday.
    Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
  • How to deal with anxiety around sunset Combatting icky feelings at sundown will depend on what’s causing them in the first place.
    Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024

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