1
: the middle of the night
specifically
: 12 o'clock at night
2
: deep or extended darkness or gloom
midnight
adjective
midnightly
adverb or adjective
Examples of midnight in a Sentence
Her parents wanted her home before midnight.
It was 12 midnight when we arrived home.
Recent Examples on the Web
The 44-year-old driver was located just before midnight after the CHP received a call that a car had driven off southbound Highway 70 just past Feather River Boulevard in Linda.
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Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 29 Apr. 2024
Shortly before midnight on Sunday, protesters knocked down the barricades — piling them in a stack in the middle of the lawn — and flooded the lawn, with people remaining there overnight in some 85 tents, the GW Hatchet reports.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 Apr. 2024
Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast for East Fork Trinity River at McKinney until just after midnight tonight.
—Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2024
Authorities reported the shooting occurred after midnight after a fight broke out at a private event held at the Cabana Live events venue, the Seminole County Sheriff's said along with witnesses, per the Associated Press.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 29 Apr. 2024
The first strike, an hour after midnight in a residential area of Kharkiv, damaged a high-rise building and several lower-rise ones.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
The time for late night gelato may be coming to an end as the Italian city of Milan looks to ban all take-away food after midnight.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024
David Schultz was last seen in video footage shortly before midnight on the 20th.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Park rangers responded to the first fire just after midnight on April 4.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 29 Apr. 2024
Shortly before midnight on Sunday, protesters knocked down the barricades — piling them in a stack in the middle of the lawn — and flooded the lawn, with people remaining there overnight in some 85 tents, the GW Hatchet reports.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 Apr. 2024
Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast for East Fork Trinity River at McKinney until just after midnight tonight.
—Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2024
Authorities reported the shooting occurred after midnight after a fight broke out at a private event held at the Cabana Live events venue, the Seminole County Sheriff's said along with witnesses, per the Associated Press.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 29 Apr. 2024
The first strike, an hour after midnight in a residential area of Kharkiv, damaged a high-rise building and several lower-rise ones.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
The time for late night gelato may be coming to an end as the Italian city of Milan looks to ban all take-away food after midnight.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024
David Schultz was last seen in video footage shortly before midnight on the 20th.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Park rangers responded to the first fire just after midnight on April 4.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Midnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midnight. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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