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sunset

Definition for sunset

noun as in fall of sun below horizon

Strongest matches

dusk, nightfall, sundown, twilight

Strong matches

eve, evening, eventide, gloaming

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Example Sentences

Watching footage of Earth orbits from the ISS helped inspire the book, Harvey told NPR, including the 16 sunsets and sunrises the astronauts in her book experience over the day she writes about.

The world's richest man announced his support for the former president earlier this year, despite saying in 2022 that "it's time for Trump to hang up his hat and sail into the sunset".

From BBC

He also added that billionaire Elon Musk, a previous Trump critic who then went on to campaign for his re-election, had previously expressed a desire for him to "walk off into the sunset".

From BBC

She started to get worried when she hadn’t heard from anyone by sunset.

Now, a new report sheds light on why he waited until after sunset to depart.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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