midnight
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,982 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,066 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight
midnight in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It was as black as condensed midnight.
The Land of the Changing Sun · Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben · Chapter 1
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We did not get through our work until long after midnight.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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But do you hear, I shall have you steal to her chamber about midnight.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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When midnight came she saw afar off a little light, and thought, ‘Ah! if only I could reach that!’
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Upon its midnight battle-ground The spectral camp is seen, And, with a sorrowful, deep sound, Flows the River of Life between.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1