Examples of nightfall in a Sentence
When nightfall came, we were still waiting for the electricity to come back on.
since you aren't taking a flashlight, make sure you're back at camp by nightfall
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Water in the early part of the day so the leaves and blooms are dry before nightfall to prevent disease problems.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
In the early-dinner hours, before nightfall, white slashes of sunlight slip through cracks in the horizontal blinds and play through the dusky interior like a laser show.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 6 July 2025
By nightfall, as pizzas and other dinners were arriving at the Capitol, the next steps were uncertain.
—Kevin Freking, Fortune, 3 July 2025
By nightfall, a tight circle of the people closest to Shakur, Afeni among them, gathered to honor him in a fitting way.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 1 July 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
In the early-dinner hours, before nightfall, white slashes of sunlight slip through cracks in the horizontal blinds and play through the dusky interior like a laser show.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 6 July 2025
By nightfall, as pizzas and other dinners were arriving at the Capitol, the next steps were uncertain.
—Kevin Freking, Fortune, 3 July 2025
By nightfall, a tight circle of the people closest to Shakur, Afeni among them, gathered to honor him in a fitting way.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for nightfall
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“Nightfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightfall. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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