sunset
noun/ˈsʌnset/
/ˈsʌnset/
- [uncountable] the time when the sun goes down and night begins
- at sunset Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered.
Extra ExamplesTopics Timeb2- We walked along the beach at sunset.
- After sunset the temperature drops.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- brilliant
- glorious
- …
- admire
- watch
- against the sunset
- at sunset
- sunset over
- …
- the glow of the sunset
- ride off into the sunset
- sail off into the sunset
- …
- [countable] the colours in the part of the sky where the sun slowly goes down in the evening
- a spectacular sunset
Extra ExamplesTopics Spaceb2- The trees were black against the sunset.
- They sat in the last glow of the sunset.
- a beautiful sunset over the bay
- At the end he gets back on his horse and rides off into the sunset.
- We sat by the river and watched the sunset.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- brilliant
- glorious
- …
- admire
- watch
- against the sunset
- at sunset
- sunset over
- …
- the glow of the sunset
- ride off into the sunset
- sail off into the sunset
- …
- [countable] a fixed period of time after which a law or the effect of a law will end
- There is a five-year sunset on the new tax.
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