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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During the League of California Cities conference in Long Beach, California last month, Spencer was found intoxicated on the sidewalk shortly after midnight on Oct. 18.
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Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
That's based on unofficial results compiled by The Associated Press, which called the race just after midnight Wednesday.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Taurus will rise in the eastern sky around sunset, and will be overhead from about midnight onwards, which is when viewing will be most ideal.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Hawaii In Hawaii, polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. local time, meaning that on the East Coast, returns won’t be reported until after midnight.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
That's based on unofficial results compiled by The Associated Press, which called the race just after midnight Wednesday.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Taurus will rise in the eastern sky around sunset, and will be overhead from about midnight onwards, which is when viewing will be most ideal.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Hawaii In Hawaii, polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. local time, meaning that on the East Coast, returns won’t be reported until after midnight.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for midnight
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“Midnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midnight. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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