How to Use sundown in a Sentence

sundown

noun

• Passover ends tomorrow at sundown.
• Their cars take up spaces meant for customers, and when the workers return at sundown, most get in their cars and drive off.
  — Sarah Gish, kansascity, 25 Jan. 2018
• All shows and exhibits begin at sundown or around 7 p.m. and run until midnight.
  — Carol Motsinger, Cincinnati.com, 5 Oct. 2017
• Friday night could be fairly chilly depending on how much clearing happens by sundown.
  — OregonLive.com, 12 Oct. 2017
• This would be a darling tabletop addition for a little sundown happy hour or patio dinner with friends.
  — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 21 June 2024
• With few street lights, a town that typically goes dark after sundown had flashing red and blue police lights on almost every block.
  — Peter Holley, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2017
• The show took place in Santa Maria Novella, the largest monastery complex in Tuscany, and was set to begin at sundown.
  — Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2024
• For all of Chinatown’s recent development, this stretch of Alameda still rolls up its sidewalks at sundown.
  — Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 9 Jan. 2018
• Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights and religious freedom, begins at sundown with the lighting of the first candle on the menorah.
  — Greg Garrison, AL.com, 12 Dec. 2017
• The combination of museums and theaters means the park is abuzz with activity morning, noon and night — though the grounds technically close at sundown.
  — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2017
• Authorities imposed a sundown-to-sunrise curfew for the northern and eastern parts of the city under evacuation orders.
  — Madison Park and Ralph Ellis, CNN, 10 Oct. 2017
• And a policy that prevented San Diego Fire helicopters from flying after sundown has been reversed.
  — Peter Rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 Oct. 2017
• By sundown, the British had still not made it to the White House.
  — Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post, 7 June 2018
• For now, gas plants do the bulk of the work keeping the lights on after sundown.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2021
• Now the Davids can see a twinkling on the horizon at sundown.
  — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Oct. 2019
• The creations will keep the kids crafting and chasing the next gust till sundown.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018
• The field opens at 6 p.m. and the movie starts at sundown. Don’t forget to pack your blanket or lawn chairs.
  — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 20 Aug. 2019
• The holiday starts at sundown on Thursday and ends the evening of Dec. 18 this year.
  — Kaitlin Edquist, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2020
• This year, Passover begins at sundown on March 27 and ends on April 4.
  — Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 14 Dec. 2020
• After sundown, tear gas and flares clouded the streets of Tirana.
  — Fox News, 9 June 2019
• The field opens at 7 p.m., and films begin around a half-hour after sundown.
  — Washington Post, 9 July 2021
• The protests come as Passover is set to begin at sundown Monday.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2024
• This was one of the last nights the group will meet there, as the holy month of Ramadan ended Thursday at sundown.
  — Laura Gómez, azcentral, 15 June 2018
• Pro tip: Catch a weekly movie at sundown with your drink.
  — Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Sunday is the last night of Hanukkah, which ends Monday at sundown.
  — Diego Mendoza-Moyers, ExpressNews.com, 28 Dec. 2019
• Young men stopped stepping out of their homes post sundown.
  — Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, Quartz India, 17 Sep. 2019
• Lighting the Tree Just after sundown, a massive fir tree in the square lights up.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
• Young Thug took the stage before sundown and had trouble hyping up the crowd.
  — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2018
• Eid al-Fitr -- which is the day to break a month-long period of sunup-to-sundown fasting.
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2020
• The first day Passover begins this year at sundown on Friday night.
  — Howard Ludwig, Daily Southtown, 30 Mar. 2018

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024