midnight sun
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of midnight sun
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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“From the outset the midnight sun had skewed the case,” Ms. Stevens recalls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“We were in the midnight sun, slowly slaloming through huge icebergs, and the light was just incredible when it shone over the icebergs... That was just really beautiful.”
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024
Every year, people around the world ring in the June solstice with midsummer bonfires, festivals and — for those living above the Arctic Circle — midnight sun celebrations.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
The tight-knit town of 230 people exists because of and for tourism in the months of the midnight sun.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 20, 2023
Beyond and above me I visioned the unimaginable, blinding white regions of ice and cold, about which, like a golden-crowned sentinel, with face of flame, the circling midnight sun kept guard.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Frederick A. Cook
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