nocturnal

Example Sentences

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The nocturnal celebration is our home — we aren’t turning our backs on it.

From New York Times

At Butterbredt Spring, however, nocturnal migrants continue flying into the daylight hours.

From Los Angeles Times

The nocturnal basking sessions lasted anywhere from two minutes to nearly 11 hours.

From Washington Post

As the scientists approached, the dark and slender reptile—a nocturnal creature that hides beneath rocks and logs during the day—curled into an upright hoop, cartwheeling downhill to safety.

From Science Magazine

His nocturnal comings and goings were becoming a story and it would all come to a head - in the most dramatic circumstances imaginable - later that summer…

From BBC