Nightfall Definition

nītfôl
noun
The approach of darkness; dusk.
American Heritage
The time in the evening when daylight is last visible; dusk.
Webster's New World

The close of the day; the coming of night.

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Noun

Singular:
nightfall
Plural:
nightfalls

Origin of Nightfall

Nightfall Sentence Examples

  • At nightfall the very few guns still to go were hurried off to the jetties.

  • It was past nightfall, and shadows and light from the hearth danced around him.

  • Before nightfall on the 20th of August the canal was wholly in British hands.

  • Wellington's position at nightfall was very different, and can hardly be termed safe or even satisfactory.

  • Be out of here by nightfall, Kris said at last, his voice quiet and hard.

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NNINIG

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