How to Use midnight sun in a Sentence

midnight sun

noun
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  • For now, the midnight sun pushed thoughts of the future aside.
    — Heidi Julavit, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The midnight sun came out from behind the clouds and the ice glistened.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
  • With nowhere else to go and the midnight sun about to set, Reed took the woman to spend the night in her own home.
    — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 16 May 2019
  • And there’s a lot to do and see in the land of the midnight sun, especially in Helsinki.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2019
  • From mid-May to mid-July, Kongsfjord is bathed in the midnight sun.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 12 June 2021
  • The midnight sun is over, but the northern lights are just getting started — much to the delight of the tourists giving Iceland in the fall a try.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 29 Oct. 2022
  • But those nostalgic for the land of the midnight sun can still seek some solace online.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2020
  • Listen to Viking lore under a midnight sun that never sets in the summer.
    — National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019
  • From May to September, the fish counts are high, the midnight sun is warm and bright, and fishermen are giddy.
    — Josh Niva, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2021
  • This marks the edge of the region experiencing the midnight sun.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2016
  • The film also used the midnight sun and the changing light of the seasons to give it a an almost super-natural look.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 25 Nov. 2021
  • The perpetual daylight in this land of the midnight sun left me sleep deprived.
    — Andrew W. Lehren, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The boat will also travel in Norway, between Stavanger and Bergen, for those who want to enjoy the fjords and midnight sun.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2022
  • In the summer, surfers ride under the midnight sun and in the winter, in an arena of northern lights and snowy mountains sloping into the sea.
    — Raymond Ang, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2020
  • The film also used the midnight sun and the changing light of the seasons to give it an almost supernatural look.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Depending on the time of year, the trip also gives passengers the experience of the midnight sun or a chance for a glimpse of the northern lights.
    — David Nikel, Forbes, 11 June 2021
  • Polar bears dig their dens here, wolves roam freely, and for hundreds of miles cottongrass blooms and sways under the midnight sun.
    — Eva Holland, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Summer’s around-the-clock midnight sun obscures the auroras in these regions.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2023
  • In Alaska, land of the midnight sun in summer and the midday moon in winter, the pattern shows the least seasonality of any state in the nation.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The most popular months are June and July, when the weather is nearly perfect—in the mid-60s—and Alaska's famous midnight sun can be seen around the park.
    — Megan Dubois, Chron, 19 Mar. 2023
  • My son tells me that was the greatest trip he’s ever taken — fishing, seeing the midnight sun, seeing the culture.
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 6 Oct. 2021
  • In the darker winter months, the Northern Lights can be seen two to three times per week, and in the summer, there is the midnight sun—constant sunlight between April and August.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2023
  • There’s time, especially under a midnight sun, but very little of it to waste.
    — Josh Condon, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2022
  • In the lands of the midnight sun where Scandinavian roots run deep, the return of summer is celebrated.
    — oregonlive, 8 June 2022
  • Venture above the Arctic Circle to explore the tiny fishing hamlets of the Lofoten islands, where the midnight sun never sets in the summer.
    — National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019
  • More often, Icelanders take advantage of the midnight sun.
    — Kristen Pope, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2023
  • In the summer, travelers revel under the midnight sun that never sets.
    — Jake Emen, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2024
  • This is a region where December falls in the summer, making way for the midnight sun and an even more stunning experience when the eclipse darkens the sky.
    — Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Closer to the fall, video in Milwaukee shows a cloudy night, a bright moon then suddenly, a midnight sun erasing everything.
    — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • This Alaskan city gets 22 hours of daylight during the summer solstice in June, giving visitors a unique experience to enjoy the midnight sun and get lost in this one-of-a-kind atmosphere.
    — Nina Kahn, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024

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