night

• 15. From the Greek word night,’ because his orgies were celebrated by night. —  The Metamorphoses of Ovid Vol. I, Books I-VII
• They now tried to sleep, for the night was advancing, and it was so dark that they could scarce see their hands when held up before their faces. —  The Dog Crusoe and his Master
• For this purpose we stay up late at night, and we rise late in the morning To stay up late into the night is always bad. —  Fantasia of the Unconscious
• The pickets for the night were then put out on the three main roads leading to the farm, which was in a valley almost entirely encompassed by high and rugged mountains With my pickets out I felt at ease. —  In the Shadow of Death
• In warm climates, however, he continues to prowl about all the year round, generally at night--as, like most predatory creatures, the night is his day. —  The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness

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