after midnight
Example Sentences
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Shortly after midnight Friday, as Marc B. was leaving the courthouse in a police van, he shouted "Portugal Armageddon" toward journalists gathered outside.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
The most intense earthquake reached a magnitude of 4.7 shortly after midnight in the early morning Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
The couple’s son called 911 shortly after midnight Thursday, police said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Adusah said he left the hotel after midnight to travel to Accra for a 6am meeting before a scheduled flight back to the UK.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
They joked and they picked fast when the bosses’ eyes were on them and they acted big, but at night in the cabin after midnight they wept, they screamed from nightmares and wretched memories.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
