noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
from dawn to dusk (= through the whole day while it is light )
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We worked from dawn to dusk .
the gathering darkness/dusk/shadows etc
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the evening’s gathering shadows
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
gathering
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White in the gathering greyness of dusk he quarters the shrub by ground.
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As they approached, in the gathering dusk , he could see the crew lined up along the hull, watching him.
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Most had already lit their fore-and-aft lamps, which twinkled like glow-worms in the gathering dusk .
■ VERB
gather
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That evening, as the sun sank over the marsh and the sea an odd group gathered in the dusk .
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The tribe streamed past it through the gathering dusk , ignoring its presence completely.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
night/darkness/dusk falls
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The lights came on as darkness fell on the city.
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And this becomes more intense as night falls .
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As darkness falls an eerie voice Whines beware, beware, beware.
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As darkness falls the immortal sounds of John Hurley will be heard in the upstairs Bar.
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As dusk falls crowds of people walk towards the town to meet the tanker.
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As night falls the houses light up one by one, and smugglers move stealthily about in the moonlight.
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As night falls , the scene changes.
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As night falls , there are nightclubs and discos for those with lots of energy left.
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I drain it, pack my bags, close off the propane, and before dusk falls reluctantly board up the cabin.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At dusk , passing through the countryside, everything was slowing down for the night.
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At daybreak or dusk , the pyramids most resemble the limestone monuments seen by the old explorers.
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Her face seemed to glow in the dusk .
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It was dusk , it was close to night, though the light lingered tauntingly, and with it the noise.
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More than a dozen boats bobbed against the docks, their hulls restless in the approaching dusk .
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Nutty arrived on time, thudding out of the dusk and pulling to an abrupt halt.
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On and on they flew until day turned into dusk and they reached the big supermarket on the edge of the town.
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Then by dusk it appears as if snowstorms are blotting out the distant views.