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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Some people find that nighttime is a convenient time to take apple cider vinegar daily.
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Johna Burdeos, Health, 7 Apr. 2025
But even with this quiet and darkness at night, healing from this nighttime trauma takes time, says Krat.
—Ross Peleh, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
Research shows that nighttime tornadoes are more than twice as likely to result in fatalities compared to daytime events.
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By Saturday evening, strong to severe thunderstorms will begin to erupt across the southern Plains, possibly impacting cities like Oklahoma City and Dallas through the nighttime hours.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2025
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Johna Burdeos, Health, 7 Apr. 2025
But even with this quiet and darkness at night, healing from this nighttime trauma takes time, says Krat.
—Ross Peleh, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
Research shows that nighttime tornadoes are more than twice as likely to result in fatalities compared to daytime events.
—Jim Foerster, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
By Saturday evening, strong to severe thunderstorms will begin to erupt across the southern Plains, possibly impacting cities like Oklahoma City and Dallas through the nighttime hours.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nighttime
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“Nighttime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nighttime. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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