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nightfall

[nahyt-fawl] / ˈnaɪtˌfɔl /
NOUN
the end of daylight
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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These eight steps can help keep bedrooms cooler before nightfall.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Come nightfall, capturing the lightning bugs during the few hours they appear each evening takes stamina and perseverance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

In it, a husband and wife adopt a cat, Sheila, who develops an unnerving disposition come nightfall.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

In the weeks that followed its capture, the streets emptied out at nightfall and the buzz evaporated from the bars that had once offered some respite in a region scarred by three decades of conflict.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

By nightfall he no longer had to tell it.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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