vesper

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Mr. Sidebottom divides the gladiator’s day into 12 segments—from vesper to vesper—and devotes a chapter of his book to each.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

For years we thought vesper flights were simply swifts flying higher up to sleep on the wind.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2020

Me, I sang Laura Nyro’s “Buy and Sell,” which says, among other things, “death tolls like a vesper bell.”

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2019

On another occasion, I ordered a vesper and got a negroni.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2014

Borne through the pomp to the steps of the high altar, Charles knelt down and returned thanks to God for the happy termination of his journey, and joined in the vesper service of the brotherhood.

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various