Eve
Eve noun - The time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness.
Usage example: from morn to eve the settlers toiled to eke a living from the harsh land
Sunset
Sunset noun - The time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness.
Usage example: the glow of the western sky at sunset
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Both words in one sentence
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The eve of the final battle has a flaming sunset.
Source: Literature / Sword at Sunset - Sunset Boulevard has Norma Desmond inviting Joe to a New Year's Eve "party" at which he turns out to be the only guest.
Source: New Year Has Come -
Future War 198X: Wataru and Laura are on the balcony on New Year's Eve, watching the sunset and talking all about their future plans right before finding out that war has broken out in Europe due to A Nuclear Error.
Source: Watching the Sunset
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Sunset and Eve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/eve/sunset
Eve & Sunset. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/eve/sunset>.
Sunset or Eve. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/eve/sunset.
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