Explore Nightfall through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like twilight or hour. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Nightfall meaning
- The close of the day; the coming of night.
- Nocturnal emission.
Synonyms of Nightfall
Using Nightfall
- The main meaning on this page is: The close of the day; the coming of night. | Nocturnal emission.
- Useful related words include: twilight, hour, crepuscle, crepuscule.
- In the example corpus, nightfall often appears in combinations such as: by nightfall, after nightfall, at nightfall.
Context around Nightfall
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nightfall
- In this selection, "nightfall" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, word, political, despite, now, trying and friday stand out and add context to how "nightfall" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include arts despite nightfall and be after nightfall at 7. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nightfall" sits close to words such as ahs, airtime and ambience, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nightfall
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His mentor was famous for utilizing scenes connected to dawn, dusk, and nightfall. (13 words)
Fire crews halted the progress of those flames by nightfall Friday in Hacienda Heights hills. (15 words)
Another video shot after nightfall showed people on a highway as more shots ring out. (15 words)
After about six hours on foot, I arrived at a police outpost with the shadows of nightfall already setting in. My documents were checked again and I received a badly needed glass of water from one of the police officers. (40 words)
Fighting continued after nightfall on Sunday, as Sudanese hunkered down in their homes with fears of a prolonged conflict that could plunge the country into deeper chaos, dashing long-held hopes for a transition to civilian-led democracy. (38 words)
Arab Sibghatullah, who was on the Afghanistan national youth judo team before fleeing Kabul, had travelled through 13 countries, mostly by foot after nightfall, trying to stay in physical shape but fearing he’d never compete again. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Vilna Gaon discouraged this practice, and followers of his set of customs commonly wait until after nightfall to recite Ma'ariv (the name derives from the word "nightfall").
According to Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman statement on Twitter, the cyclone has slowed down but the “core remains intense, adding it would not make landfall before nightfall now.
Before nightfall, we saw many sea turtles swimming near the ship, putting their heads above water to breathe.
Fighting continued after nightfall on Sunday, as Sudanese hunkered down in their homes with fears of a prolonged conflict that could plunge the country into deeper chaos, dashing long-held hopes for a transition to civilian-led democracy.
His mentor was famous for utilizing scenes connected to dawn, dusk, and nightfall.
If you have an appointment for the bedroom at night, start eating your red grapes in the morning and check out the amazing effects by nightfall.
It’s due to this fact greatest noticed because it rises on the jap horizon at nightfall.
On the ground floor, guests will enjoy all-day dining at a.typical Restaurant and Bar where the brand’s signature Ritual, with local flavors takes place to usher the transition of daytime to nightfall.
So much for polls and media endorsements of Hillary Clinton, as she sulks into political nightfall.
The best time to see the meteor shower in Yorkshire tonight will be after nightfall at 7.08pm.
The organization hosts a — a day of holiness observed by Jewish people from sunset on Friday to nightfall on the following Saturday — about twice a month, and they host fun social events as well.
The soldiers detonated the flare on the beach approximately three hours later, with local residents hearing a loud bang shortly after nightfall.
Arab Sibghatullah, who was on the Afghanistan national youth judo team before fleeing Kabul, had travelled through 13 countries, mostly by foot after nightfall, trying to stay in physical shape but fearing he’d never compete again.
Come nightfall, the elephants have disappeared into the long reeds when I settle into my seat around the firepit.
Fire crews halted the progress of those flames by nightfall Friday in Hacienda Heights hills.
Later, after nightfall, the hospital appeared largely blacked out in Associated Press footage, although it was not clear if it had shut down.
The line to register before voting remains long at the Collins Center for the Arts despite nightfall.
Two more bodies were located later near the aircraft’s tail, he added, saying the search for the fifth passenger was suspended at nightfall and would resume the following day.
After about six hours on foot, I arrived at a police outpost with the shadows of nightfall already setting in. My documents were checked again and I received a badly needed glass of water from one of the police officers.
Another video shot after nightfall showed people on a highway as more shots ring out.
Common combinations with nightfall
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- by nightfall 21×
- after nightfall 14×
- at nightfall 12×
- nightfall the 9×
- nightfall on 6×
- before nightfall 5×
- nightfall and 5×
- nightfall when 5×
- and nightfall 4×
- to nightfall 4×