nightfall

Example Sentences

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By nightfall, the country would begin to learn the outcome.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Come nightfall, I walked to the 11th arrondissement, known for its dining and shopping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 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, my table sat above the city at the NH Collection Calderón rooftop over Rambla de Catalunya.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

I remained in the rocking chair until it was nightfall, my bones aching from the thought of another trip to the prison in Port-au-Prince.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat