nocturnal
Example Sentences
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Mr. Scorsese makes his nocturnal vision pop with every glowing streetlight and every thick raindrop.
As numbers fall, scientists say these night-time visits could hold vital clues to the nocturnal mammal's survival.
From BBC
I would wake earlier, but I think in a past life I was a two-toed sloth or something because I’m nocturnal and I move very slowly.
From Los Angeles Times
“Ostriches,” said Alexander after some more time had passed, “are not nocturnal.”
From Literature
When dinosaurs reigned, the small creatures evolving into mammals survived by becoming nocturnal, keeping out of sight.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
