1
: the middle of the night
specifically
: 12 o'clock at night
2
: deep or extended darkness or gloom
midnight
adjective
midnightly
adverb or adjective
Examples of midnight in a Sentence
Her parents wanted her home before midnight.
It was 12 midnight when we arrived home.
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Monday: Barrio does drag night with a lip-synch show at midnight that just gets the wildest crowd; leave Dad at home.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Charlotte has a 80% chance of snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet Wednesday, and a 50% chance of snow from 10 p.m. until after midnight, according to the NWS Charlotte forecast, The Charlotte Observer reported.
—Martha Quillin, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
Instead, rescuers carried the hiker back down the trail and reached an awaiting ambulance at about midnight, nearly 12 hours after the rescue began, deputies said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2025
For observers in the Northern Hemisphere, the moon won't rise above the eastern horizon until shortly before midnight, still at the farther end of its orbit from Earth.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Charlotte has a 80% chance of snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet Wednesday, and a 50% chance of snow from 10 p.m. until after midnight, according to the NWS Charlotte forecast, The Charlotte Observer reported.
—Martha Quillin, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
Instead, rescuers carried the hiker back down the trail and reached an awaiting ambulance at about midnight, nearly 12 hours after the rescue began, deputies said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2025
For observers in the Northern Hemisphere, the moon won't rise above the eastern horizon until shortly before midnight, still at the farther end of its orbit from Earth.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Midnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midnight. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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