first dark

American  

noun

Southern U.S.

1. twilight.

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Example Sentences

I was often sad during that first, dark autumn, dealing with a disintegrating marriage and the parched loneliness of the unlanguaged.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2021

Michaela’s expressions of loss, at first dark but rational, become obsessive and crazed: “The first duty of the widow is to join her husband.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2021

In the first dark hours of Sept. 12, 2001, five college freshmen stay up all night in a dorm room confronting the promises of youth that have been severed by a national tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2020

And if city officials choose lighting that adheres to IDA recommendations, it’s the first step toward making Pittsburgh the East Coast’s first dark sky city.

From The Verge • Jun. 16, 2020

From their clothing they’re originals, people that got turned during the first dark days back during the war, before the armies realized that they had a bigger threat to fight than each other.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland