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sundown

[suhn-daun] / ˈsʌnˌdaʊn /
NOUN
sunset
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Just after sundown, the Marías’ enigmatic leading lady, María Zardoya, emerged to perform songs from her nocturne solo project, Not for Radio.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

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

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

Ali al-Khazali lives in Baghdad and spent $2,000 recently on Chinese-made rooftop solar panels plus a battery to store electricity after sundown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

There’d be a cool spell come sundown, when the mosquitoes would fly in so thick that the air would grow dark with them, then at nightfall, it turned so cold that we usually needed blankets.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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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