often attributive
: the time from dusk to dawn
Examples of nighttime in a Sentence
The animal hunts in the nighttime.
before electricity, gas lamps were used for illumination during the nighttime
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Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 9 June 2026
Your garden configuration still deserves some love at nighttime.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 8 June 2026
That will help ensure the nighttime skies around the observatory remain dark enough for the telescopes to continue operating.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Limiting nighttime eating also can help prevent acid reflux.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
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“Nighttime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nighttime. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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