sundown

Example Sentences

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“If the conflict abates by Monday sundown, coinciding with the start of the Jewish holiday Purim, the oil price spike could prove short-lived,” Kaneva wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

His daily broadcasts last from sunrise to sundown, and they often eclipse a million cumulative viewers.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

So it was to bed well before sundown and up at 4 a.m.—even earlier when daytime temperatures rose into the 90s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

For director of photography Alex Ashe, the decision to set Hujar and Rosenkrantz’s discussion from morning through sundown was “the revelation that kind of unlocked the film for us,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Everywhere he stepped after sundown someone was lying in wait to pop out and ask him how he was doing.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller