sundown
Americannoun
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sundowns
plural
verb (used without object)
noun
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Origin of sundown
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Just after sundown, the Marías’ enigmatic leading lady, María Zardoya, emerged to perform songs from her nocturne solo project, Not for Radio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
His portfolio, taken together, suggests a particular interest in the invisible forces governing everyday life: particulates, sundown, industrial produce conglomerates.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Residents have already described to the BBC how lorries could be seen delivering materials, including fencing and septic tanks, after sundown on Friday.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
When I explained this to a Muslim friend, he replied that it “kinda sounds like diet Ramadan”—which demands that Muslims go without food or drink from sunup to sundown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
“And you will work each evening, before sundown, to finish your vocabulary lessons and the fundamentals of arithmetic.”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
In her book, Sunsets, the Washington native presents dozens of beautifully captured sundowns, most taken during a three-year yachting trip around the world.
From Forbes ● Jun. 18, 2010
There were automobiles, traps, victorias, hay-racks, and "sundowns" standing all along the street in the vicinity of Hapgood's Grove.
From The Daughter of Anderson Crow by George Barr McCutcheon
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