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Sunset

noun

The time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon. Synonym: sundown. Antonym: sunrise.

Atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun.

The daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon.

adjective

Of a declining industry or technology.

Providing for termination.

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"Sunset" Quotes from Famous Books

... at the moment on our favorite bank, under a tall oak tree, gorgeous as a sunset cloud, and as silent. I had been reading to her, and she was busy with some delicate embroidery. The crickets were chirping sleepily in the grass at our feet, and the jays calling harshly seemed warning us of the passing of summer and the coming on ...

— A Daughter of the Middle Border • Hamlin Garland

... of corn; and, while his palfrey profited by his attention, walked into the fresh air to cool his heated blood, and consider what course he should pursue in order to reach the Castle of Martindale before sunset. His acquaintance with the country in general gave him confidence that he could not have greatly deviated from the nearest road; and with his horse in good condition, he conceived he might easily ...

— Peveril of the Peak • Sir Walter Scott

... resolved that it would be best and most expedient to touch at the land, the sooner the better; both to get better acquainted with the land and secure refreshment for our own behoof. About one hour after sunset we dropped anchorage in a good harbour, for all of which it behooves us to thank ...

— A Source Book Of Australian History • Compiled by Gwendolen H. Swinburne

... globe. At the most northern nesting site the midnight sun has already appeared before the birds' arrival, and it never sets during their entire stay at the breeding grounds. During two months of their sojourn in the Antarctic the birds do not see a sunset, and for the rest of the time the sun dips only a little way below the horizon and broad daylight is continuous. The birds, therefore, have twenty-four hours of daylight for at least {75} eight months in the year, and during ...

— The Bird Study Book • Thomas Gilbert Pearson

... hers over the sunset spaces. "No, it is too quiet, too monotonous. If there must be scenery, let it have some originality and character. You yourself are very ...

— Queed • Henry Sydnor Harrison

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