after dark
Example Sentences
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He found a city rebuilding itself: a functioning airport, paved roads some lined with restaurants and street lighting keeping once-feared neighbourhoods alight after dark.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
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
Let’s say you roll into Grants, N.M., after dark on Route 66 and wind up at the South West Motel, hoping for a $75 room.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
It was after dark on a recent Thursday, and sheets of rain blurred his vision through protective glasses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
I did not head for home until after dark.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
