nightfall

[ nahyt-fawl ]

noun

1. the coming of night; the end of daylight; dusk.

   Synonyms: sundown, twilight

nightfall

/ ˈnaɪtˌfɔːl /

noun

1. the approach of darkness; dusk

Word History and Origins

Origin of nightfall¹

First recorded in 1605–15; night + fall

Example Sentences

To distinguish the Nightfall from its Seltos siblings, there are even blacked-out wheels and exterior trim accents for a sportier look.

From Washington Blade

Recording sessions took many hours—it was a victory in and of itself if you could find a cell that you could reliably stimulate even just a bit, and sometimes you didn’t “get lucky” until searching into nightfall.

From Nautilus

“There is absolutely no reason for anyone to be on the streets of the city of New Orleans during the nightfall,” Shaun Ferguson, superintendent of the police department, said Monday in a video posted on Twitter.

From Washington Post

Despite my aforementioned Delicate Arch adventure, I maintain that the best way for most folks to experience Arches in the summertime is from inside an air-conditioned vehicle or toward nightfall, when temperatures slide into the sixties.

From Outside Online

Nightfall has come and gone, and the disappearance of the sun’s warm hues lend the proceedings a clinical cast.

From Fortune

By nightfall, I had showered, eaten some soup that a friend brought me, and I slept in my room for 12 solid hours.

From The Daily Beast

By nightfall, ISIS patrols were roaming house to house within Tikrit to capture and execute men identified as targets.

From The Daily Beast

Pilots were left to navigate the U.S. using landmarks, and were grounded after nightfall and during bad weather.

From The Daily Beast

When nightfall hits, the two reverse the ritual, locking it up for the night.

From The Daily Beast

The worst attack occurred after nightfall on Thursday at a snooker club in Quetta in an area frequented by Hazara Shia Muslims.

From The Daily Beast

The capitulation was a matter of half an hour, and by nightfall I followed the duke and his escort into the town.

From Project Gutenberg

Always is to do a good deed, and there's a deal of work yet to be finished before nightfall.

From Project Gutenberg

The contest was continued with great obstinacy till nightfall, when the rebels retired.

From Project Gutenberg

It was about three o'clock when we left JordansPg 254 with a view of reaching Oxford, still a good many miles away, by nightfall.

From Project Gutenberg

They were afraid, both of them, and they were sad; the melancholy of nightfall had entered into their little hearts.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• dusk
• sundown
• sunset