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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The back screen provides more reality with projections of the sky and clouds and nighttime scenes.
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Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Shop casual daytime dresses and delicate pieces for nighttime from just $35.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
Healey traveled to Fall River Monday morning after at least nine people died and more than 30 were injured in a nighttime fire at an assisted living facility.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
Fire will continue to back, flank and head in Wooley Creek drainage in unburned pockets of vegetation under diurnal nighttime downslope winds.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
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Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Shop casual daytime dresses and delicate pieces for nighttime from just $35.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
Healey traveled to Fall River Monday morning after at least nine people died and more than 30 were injured in a nighttime fire at an assisted living facility.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
Fire will continue to back, flank and head in Wooley Creek drainage in unburned pockets of vegetation under diurnal nighttime downslope winds.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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