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

There are other people, straggling revelers, giddy still with the war’s end, and clogging up the streets with their unfamiliar nocturnal activities.

From Literature

Symptoms of nocturnal seizures can include signs of sudden awakening with confusion, thrashing, violent movements, screaming, or waking up on the floor.

From BBC

Organisers said the chances of seeing the nocturnal animals during the day would be slim but added the tours would offer a first hand look at the animals' damming and digging skills.

From BBC

For much of it the spectacle was the substance: the crudeness, the nocturnal tweeting, the sheer stylistic novelty.

From The Wall Street Journal