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

He would slip in after dark, and we’d stay up late talking about his family in Iran, classical music and the particular pressure of being the son someone sacrificed everything to bring here.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Employees at some drilling sites lived in a military-style compound and were forbidden from leaving after dark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 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

Just after dark, Kyle and his teammates put on their opening ceremonies costumes and headed out to the motel’s central courtyard.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein