after dark
Example Sentences
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Airglow occurs when atoms and molecules that absorbed energy from sunlight during the day release that excess energy as light after dark.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
The blaze showed no signs of slowing after dark, with the buildings engulfed in an eerie orange glow.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
A local resident, startled by the sound of the explosion, called the police later that evening, but officers who scoured the area after dark didn’t discover damage to the tracks, Tusk said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
The first session in Singapore is not representative of conditions later in the weekend as it is run in daylight in late afternoon, while qualifying and the race are held after dark.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025
The lizards were scavengers, but they were mild and harmless creatures, and by an ancient understanding with the mulefa, they were entitled to take any creature left dead after dark.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
