Examples of nightfall in a Sentence
When nightfall came, we were still waiting for the electricity to come back on.
since you aren't taking a flashlight, make sure you're back at camp by nightfall
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Terminus always made sure their arrival came just after nightfall when the streetlights were lit and families were sitting back with full bellies bumping against their dinner tables, houses quiet; all conversation having already been spent between forkfuls of food and hearty swallows of drink.
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Looking high overhead and toward the south just after nightfall, there is a broad star pattern formed by four stars.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 15 May 2026
The moon’s clash with Venus puts you in a moody headspace that lasts until nightfall.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Unfortunately, facilities at public parks and libraries close at nightfall, greatly reducing the number of bathrooms available.
—Michael Perkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Looking high overhead and toward the south just after nightfall, there is a broad star pattern formed by four stars.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 15 May 2026
The moon’s clash with Venus puts you in a moody headspace that lasts until nightfall.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Unfortunately, facilities at public parks and libraries close at nightfall, greatly reducing the number of bathrooms available.
—Michael Perkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for nightfall
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“Nightfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightfall. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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