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sundown

[suhn-daun] / ˈsʌnˌdaʊn /
NOUN
sunset
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His portfolio, taken together, suggests a particular interest in the invisible forces governing everyday life: particulates, sundown, industrial produce conglomerates.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

The piece will run about seven hours from sundown to sunrise, 365 days a year, just across the street from Jeff Koons’ monumental topiary sculpture “Split-Rocker.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

Residents have already described to the BBC how lorries could be seen delivering materials, including fencing and septic tanks, after sundown on Friday.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

“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

“And you will work each evening, before sundown, to finish your vocabulary lessons and the fundamentals of arithmetic.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

In her book, Sunsets, the Washington native presents dozens of beautifully captured sundowns, most taken during a three-year yachting trip around the world.

From Forbes ● Jun. 18, 2010

There were automobiles, traps, victorias, hay-racks, and "sundowns" standing all along the street in the vicinity of Hapgood's Grove.

From The Daughter of Anderson Crow by George Barr McCutcheon




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