nocturnal
Example Sentences
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Residents of Southern California who see a mysterious streak in the nocturnal sky can chalk it up to another SpaceX launch.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
It follows 55-year-old Palestinian cab driver Hassan, played with warmth and subtlety by Ehab Salami, as he ferries passengers through the nocturnal streets of Berlin.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
For much of it the spectacle was the substance: the crudeness, the nocturnal tweeting, the sheer stylistic novelty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
These biologging devices tracked their every move and captured the sounds around them, offering a detailed view of their nocturnal behavior.
From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2025
The boy became so taken with those nocturnal raids that it was a long time before he was seen at Catarino’s.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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