1
: the middle of the night
specifically
: 12 o'clock at night
2
: deep or extended darkness or gloom
midnight
adjective
midnightly
adverb or adjective
Examples of midnight in a Sentence
Her parents wanted her home before midnight.
It was 12 midnight when we arrived home.
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As midnight approached, the 31-year-old trooper radioed a request to his supervisor, Sgt.
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Around midnight, deputies arrived in the area of US 1 and Southwest 112th Street and found two cars involved in the crash.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a Republican stopgap spending plan that would have extended funding without any reforms, setting the stage for a shutdown at midnight Saturday.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
The staff would be up until midnight cooking, serving and waiting on them.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Around midnight, deputies arrived in the area of US 1 and Southwest 112th Street and found two cars involved in the crash.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a Republican stopgap spending plan that would have extended funding without any reforms, setting the stage for a shutdown at midnight Saturday.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
The staff would be up until midnight cooking, serving and waiting on them.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Midnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midnight. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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