Synonyms for midnight

Grammar : Noun

Spell : mid-nahyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪdˌnaɪt

Définition of midnight

Origin : Old English mid-niht, or middre niht (with dative). See mid + night. Midnight oil symbolizing "late night work" is attested from 1630s.

noun middle of the night

Example sentences :

At midnight, Pericles came, to accompany Anaxagoras to Salamis.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

As soon as we unloaded, it commenced to rain, and kept on steadily till midnight.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

What could the little bird mean by pouring it forth at midnight?
Extract from : « Buds and Bird Voices (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

However, when we rise to go, it is well after midnight, and I am in a pleasant daze.
Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service

At sunset the thermometer was at 50°, and at midnight at 30°.
Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont

As well as he was able, about midnight he left his retreat and approached the cabin.
Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson

When the bells announced midnight, Sidney roused with a start.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

By midnight the work was done, and the nurse in charge sent Sidney to bed.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

It was dark most of the way, and it was midnight when I got to the ranch.
Extract from : « The Penance of Magdalena and Other Tales of the California Missions » by J. Smeaton Chase

I'll have to burn some midnight oil, but I can visualize the bridge.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

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