Dark and Nighttime

Dark

Dark noun - The time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight.
Usage example: we were going to wait until dark to go trick-or-treating

Nighttime is a synonym for dark in place topic. In some cases you can use "Nighttime" instead a noun "Dark".

Nighttime

Nighttime noun - The time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight.
Usage example: before electricity, gas lamps were used for illumination during the nighttime

Dark is a synonym for nighttime. You can use "Dark" instead a noun "Nighttime".

Both words in one sentence

  • Some believed the Shadow to be a ripoff of Batman due to several concepts being similar between the two (Rich playboy secret identity, cape-wearing dark hero stalking a nighttime city).
  • Hollywood Darkness Averted in a very few places: nighttime in The Hinterlands is pretty dark, and the Tyrande/Emerald Dragonshrine encounter in End Time is too dark to see your hand in front of your face.
  • Video Game / Golden Sun: Dark Dawn After getting the item you need, it's suddenly nighttime and you're forced to stay overnight because the city has a barrier that automatically goes up when it's dark out.
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