often attributive
1
: the light from the sky between full night and sunrise or between sunset and full night produced by diffusion of sunlight through the atmosphere and its dust
also
: a time of twilight
2
a
: an intermediate state that is not clearly defined
lived in the twilight of neutrality—
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b
: a period of decline
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Examples of twilight in a Sentence
The sun set and twilight fell.
stumbled around the twilight of the shuttered room, unable to see where she was going
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Even with Verlander entering the twilight of his career, several fans expressed their excitement to see the future Hall of Famer.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
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As the poet Robert Burns well knew, Christmas, and the twilight days of each year, is a time for rejoicing in the possibilities of fellowship but also for a kind of sadness in the memories of the loved and lost.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
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Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce appeared to enter the twilight of his career this season as his production numbers took a downturn in his 12th season in the NFL.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Hacks, on what was then called HBO Max, gave Jean Smart the best role of her career in legendary stand-up comedian Deborah Vance, struggling to stay relevant in her twilight years.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
As the poet Robert Burns well knew, Christmas, and the twilight days of each year, is a time for rejoicing in the possibilities of fellowship but also for a kind of sadness in the memories of the loved and lost.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Twilight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twilight. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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twilight
noun
twi·light
ˈtwī-ˌlīt 
: the period or the light from the sky between full night and sunrise or between sunset and full night
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