at night
When stars appear
At night refers to the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise: The city looks different at night.
It indicates when something typically or regularly occurs during nighttime hours: She works at night, Owls hunt at night.
The phrase often carries connotations of secrecy, danger, or intimacy that daylight dispels.
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- darknessTotal absence of light
- in the darkUninformed about something
- sleepRecurring unconscious repose
- sleep tightNighttime parting wish
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