Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Conservationists fear that dolphins can become so busy swimming with tourists, the mammals can’t get enough rest to find food nocturnally.

From Washington Times • Mar. 29, 2023

Finally, for an underwater adventure, Hawaii’s Kona Coast is known for its giant manta rays, which are nocturnally active.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2023

So you worked nocturnally, like Hunter Thompson often did, to finish the book?

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2018

They’re burrowers, living on land, and they’re nocturnally active, which explains why we saw so many of them just before daybreak.

From The Verge • Oct. 25, 2015

Whilst the mixture is heating, the experimenter prostrates himself in front of the fire and prays to the Great Spirit of the Unknown to confer on him the property of metamorphosing, nocturnally, into a werwolf.

From Werwolves by O'Donnell, Elliott