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
Shortly after midnight, the young teen suffered a gunshot wound to the hand in the 4300 block of South Lake Park Avenue.
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Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024
The chants broke out just before midnight as Claudia Sheinbaum took the stage at her victory party in Mexico City.
—Matt Rivers, ABC News, 3 June 2024
The Akron Police Department received several 911 calls about gunfire near Kelly and 8th Avenues just after midnight, according to a statement from the police and the Akron mayor’s office.
—Amanda Holpuch, New York Times, 2 June 2024
The unprovoked attack happened shortly before midnight Sunday, May 19, at the Sunoco station at 1201 S. Federal Hwy., said sheriff’s office spokeswoman Gerdy St. Louis.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
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Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024
The chants broke out just before midnight as Claudia Sheinbaum took the stage at her victory party in Mexico City.
—Matt Rivers, ABC News, 3 June 2024
The Akron Police Department received several 911 calls about gunfire near Kelly and 8th Avenues just after midnight, according to a statement from the police and the Akron mayor’s office.
—Amanda Holpuch, New York Times, 2 June 2024
The unprovoked attack happened shortly before midnight Sunday, May 19, at the Sunoco station at 1201 S. Federal Hwy., said sheriff’s office spokeswoman Gerdy St. Louis.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
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“Midnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midnight. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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