Crepuscular is an English word with synonyms like dark. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Crepuscular in a sentence
Crepuscular meaning
- Of or resembling twilight; dim.
- Active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight.
Synonyms of Crepuscular
Using Crepuscular
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or resembling twilight; dim. | Active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight.
- Useful related words include: dark.
- In the example corpus, crepuscular often appears in combinations such as: crepuscular light, are crepuscular.
Context around Crepuscular
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Crepuscular
- In this selection, "crepuscular" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, misty, strange, largely, light, especially and vistas stand out and add context to how "crepuscular" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are largely crepuscular in foraging and are more crepuscular than adults. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "crepuscular" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with crepuscular
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, like deer, bongos may exhibit crepuscular behaviour. (8 words)
Crepuscular Rays at Noon in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. (11 words)
Snakes, lizards and frogs may be crepuscular, especially in desert environments (like the rosy boa). (15 words)
Over the course of an hour the coming and going of the strange crepuscular light and sound worked its way into her film, as her camera watched the cattle and birds gently spooked by the once-in-a-lifetime little death of the sun. (44 words)
Dietary habits Black bear feeding on a bush Black bear taking a dead chum salmon near Hyder, Alaska Generally, American black bears are largely crepuscular in foraging active, though may actively feed at any time. (35 words)
Scarring from fighting is visible next to this devil's left eye The Tasmanian devil is a nocturnal and crepuscular hunter, spending the days in dense bush or in a hole. (31 words)
Example sentences (12)
I take a chance, turn on the lights and wobble faintheartedly into the crepuscular light towards Santa Sofia and up the winding mountain road.
Snakes, lizards and frogs may be crepuscular, especially in desert environments (like the rosy boa).
With horror and folk-tale elements, it’s a series of misty, crepuscular vistas captured on 35mm—you won’t see a better-looking film this year.
Crepuscular Rays at Noon in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.
Over the course of an hour the coming and going of the strange crepuscular light and sound worked its way into her film, as her camera watched the cattle and birds gently spooked by the once-in-a-lifetime little death of the sun.
As juveniles are more crepuscular than adults, their appearance in the open during summer gives the impression to humans of a population boom.
Dietary habits Black bear feeding on a bush Black bear taking a dead chum salmon near Hyder, Alaska Generally, American black bears are largely crepuscular in foraging active, though may actively feed at any time.
First, the mosquito exhibits a nonspecific searching behavior until the perception of host stimulants, then it follows a targeted approach. citation Most mosquito species are crepuscular ( dawn or dusk ) feeders.
However, like deer, bongos may exhibit crepuscular behaviour.
Scarring from fighting is visible next to this devil's left eye The Tasmanian devil is a nocturnal and crepuscular hunter, spending the days in dense bush or in a hole.
Several types of owl, however, are crepuscular —active during the twilight hours of dawn and dusk ; one example is the pygmy owl (Glaucidium).
They are often crepuscular, being more active around evening and the beginning of the night than during the day.
Common combinations with crepuscular
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: