Used in a Sentence

sundown

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sundown.

Editorial note

Also they generally didn't stay up late by our current standards, generally in bed an hour or two after sundown.

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Quick take

(countable) A hat with a wide brim to shade the eyes from sunlight.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sundown gathered in one view.

noun

(countable) A hat with a wide brim to shade the eyes from sunlight.

verb

(intransitive) to experience an episode or an onset of some detrimental mental condition like agitation, anxiety, hallucination or dementia, daily at nightfall.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sundown.

noun

(countable) A hat with a wide brim to shade the eyes from sunlight.

verb

(intransitive) to experience an episode or an onset of some detrimental mental condition like agitation, anxiety, hallucination or dementia, daily at nightfall.

Example sentences

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Also they generally didn't stay up late by our current standards, generally in bed an hour or two after sundown.

2

Doesn't Julian time start at dawn or the day start then and end after sundown?

3

Steve Jobs says his Toilet paper's scratchy and there will be fake Apple toilet paper leaks on the Web by sundown.

4

When I was playing it, it affected me so deeply I walked down the street differently after sundown.

5

The point facing east is ideal for sunrise but is useless at sundown.

6

I'd love to try this out, but it seems that it uses some luarocks that are unavailable (sundown, cwrap)..

7

Farm labor is backbreaking work, and they did it from sunup to sundown.

8

Hell even if you had the same smooth wind every day, there'd be a huge demand/production discrepancy during sundown if enough wind is installed.

9

During sundown, the ridge above the valley on Skyline Blvd is beautiful.

10

I put on blue blocking glasses an hour after sundown, but it's just best to limit your screen use at night.

11

Yep, wonder if the I can get in a 9 hole before sundown.

12

I set up my house such that when I unlock the front door using my code, the downstairs lights come on if it's after sundown.

Quote examples

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"As a retroazimuthal projection, azimuths (directions) are correct from any point to the designated center point." (-- Wikipedia, which knows everything and is never wrong.) It looks like one retroazimuthal variant (the Craig retroazimuthal) is sometimes called the "Mecca projection", so you know which way to kneel at sundown if you're into that sort of thing.

Proper noun examples

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Sundown towns were an explicit death threat to people who did not initiate force.

2

If speed is your top priority you may also want to look at Sundown, which can be installed as a PHP extension and is likely faster since it's just C.

3

Sundown is some of the worst code I've ever seen.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sundown in a sentence?

Also they generally didn't stay up late by our current standards, generally in bed an hour or two after sundown.

What does sundown mean?

(countable) A hat with a wide brim to shade the eyes from sunlight.

What part of speech is sundown?

sundown is commonly used as noun, verb.