sunset
Americannoun
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sunsets
plural
adjective
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(of an industry, technology, etc.) old; declining.
sunset industries.
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of, relating to, or characteristic of a sunset law.
to add sunset restrictions to a bill.
noun
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the daily disappearance of the sun below the horizon
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the atmospheric phenomena accompanying this disappearance
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Also called: sundown. the time at which the sun sets at a particular locality
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the final stage or closing period, as of a person's life
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sunset
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at sun, set
Example Sentences
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"After sunset is a lot more comfortable," Victor Li, 52, told AFP as he toured the arena and the underground passages where animals and gladiators were once held.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
That’s a good place to have a nice mezcal margarita and watch the sunset.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
We sit high above the city at La Terrasse in the Port Benidorm Hotel just before sunset.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
The best way to view the eclipse is at an elevated location with a clear view to the west, because the sun and moon will be dipping to the horizon ahead of sunset.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
It took us all day to get there, but at sunset we were walking through the gap in the acacia-branch fence that surrounded our camp.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
The change would mean darker mornings and later sunsets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Even the picturesque beaches and striking sunsets couldn’t dispel the tension among the members of Earth, Wind & Fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The earliest sunrises happen before the summer solstice and the latest sunsets happen after.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
By the 1870s his work—often passively comfortable with the standard paysage, or horizontal format, and entranced by distant spectacles like sunsets or mountaintops—began to seem sedate to serious viewers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
“What a great little town. I bet the sunsets here are incredible.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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