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.
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Investigators reviewed the footage starting at midnight the day of the shooting.
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Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2025
The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone.
—Mark Cooper, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
After begging his father for a PlayStation 3 at the age of 14, the pair queued behind five other eager families at midnight on the day of the console’s launch in 2007.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone, so be sure to check back with Newsweek daily for more tips and answers.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2025
The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone.
—Mark Cooper, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
After begging his father for a PlayStation 3 at the age of 14, the pair queued behind five other eager families at midnight on the day of the console’s launch in 2007.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone, so be sure to check back with Newsweek daily for more tips and answers.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for midnight
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“Midnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midnight. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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