crepuscular

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Nightjars are crepuscular ground-nesting birds meaning they emerge at twilight and can be seen hunting for food at dusk and dawn.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Jared A. Sayeg’s crepuscular lighting and Kate Bergh’s humanizing costumes lend contrast and texture to the world-building scenic design.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

The catalog’s full-page reproductions, in spectacular colors or crepuscular monochromes, are frequently transporting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Ben Stanton’s lighting, flashy and subdued, bathes the stage in crepuscular tones.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2022

Ben asked when they had broken out of Ravenel County and in a hauntingly crepuscular light were shooting across a causeway where the locks and sluices of an old rice plantation were still visible.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy