Examples of sundown in a Sentence
Passover ends tomorrow at sundown.
we were told that the best time to see elk is at sundown
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For nearly a century, the town had served as a haven for African Americans while many other towns still had sundown laws and operated under the bullwhip of Jim Crow.
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Without question, the man who feels compelled to smoke weed from sunup to sundown is dealing with some kind of issue.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Ol’ Red often crosses the road— no, really —around sundown.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2025
The night sky will offer stargazers a special sight for the next several weeks: Right now, all planets except Mercury can be seen after sundown—then, in late February, the missing planet will join the line-up.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Without question, the man who feels compelled to smoke weed from sunup to sundown is dealing with some kind of issue.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Ol’ Red often crosses the road— no, really —around sundown.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2025
The night sky will offer stargazers a special sight for the next several weeks: Right now, all planets except Mercury can be seen after sundown—then, in late February, the missing planet will join the line-up.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Sundown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sundown. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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sundown
noun
sun·down
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