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 tax-free holiday starts at 12:01 a.m. on May 25 and ends at midnight on May 27.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
When Araminta and her daughters head to a masquerade ball at Bridgerton House, the housekeeping staff get Sophie all dolled up in a silver dress and gloves belonging to the earl’s late mother, and tell her to leave the ball at midnight, so she doesn’t get caught.
—Kari Sonde, TIME, 21 May 2024
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
When Araminta and her daughters head to a masquerade ball at Bridgerton House, the housekeeping staff get Sophie all dolled up in a silver dress and gloves belonging to the earl’s late mother, and tell her to leave the ball at midnight, so she doesn’t get caught.
—Kari Sonde, TIME, 21 May 2024
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“Midnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midnight. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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