NOCTURNAL in a Sentence
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38 example sentences for NOCTURNAL, such as:
1. This multitude undulated confusedly in the nocturnal gloom.
2. The nocturnal quivering of the forest surrounded her completely.
3. Certain nocturnal wading birds produce these silhouettes among the marshes.
4. The nocturnal prowler whom we have just shown to the reader was going in that direction.
5. After the departure of the ruffians, the Rue Plumet resumed its tranquil, nocturnal aspect.
2. The nocturnal quivering of the forest surrounded her completely.
3. Certain nocturnal wading birds produce these silhouettes among the marshes.
4. The nocturnal prowler whom we have just shown to the reader was going in that direction.
5. After the departure of the ruffians, the Rue Plumet resumed its tranquil, nocturnal aspect.
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Meanings and Examples of NOCTURNAL
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nocturnal
a. of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
Classic Sentence: (35 in 3 pages)
1 It seemed to be a sort of rite with him, to prepare himself for slumber by meditation in the presence of the grand spectacles of the nocturnal heavens.
2 Certain nocturnal wading birds produce these silhouettes among the marshes.
3 The nocturnal prowler whom we have just shown to the reader was going in that direction.
4 The nocturnal quivering of the forest surrounded her completely.
5 Nevertheless, whatever may be the contrast, all these toilers, from the highest to the most nocturnal, from the wisest to the most foolish, possess one likeness, and this is it: disinterestedness.
6 The inventors of ideas of that nature, men with nocturnal imaginations, applied to them to have their ideas executed.
7 Jean Valjean, a thoughtful man, and given to nocturnal strolls, often returned quite late at night.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER III—ENRICHED WITH COMMENTARIES BY TOUSSAINT
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER III—ENRICHED WITH COMMENTARIES BY TOUSSAINT
8 Thenardier, rated as a burglar, and detained as a measure of precaution under the charge of organizing a nocturnal ambush, with armed force, was kept in sight.
9 It did not even occur to him to tell her about the nocturnal adventure in the hovel, about Thenardier, about the burn, and about the strange attitude and singular flight of her father.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER II—THE BEWILDERMENT OF PERFECT HAPPINESS
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER II—THE BEWILDERMENT OF PERFECT HAPPINESS
10 After the departure of the ruffians, the Rue Plumet resumed its tranquil, nocturnal aspect.
11 This multitude undulated confusedly in the nocturnal gloom.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 13: CHAPTER I—FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER SAINT-DENIS
Context Highlight In BOOK 13: CHAPTER I—FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER SAINT-DENIS
12 It was one of those intermissions which frequently occur in nocturnal combats, which are always followed by an increase of rage.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 14: CHAPTER VII—GAVROCHE AS A PROFOUND CALCULATOR OF DISTANCE...
Context Highlight In BOOK 14: CHAPTER VII—GAVROCHE AS A PROFOUND CALCULATOR OF DISTANCE...
13 Athens and Rome have and keep, throughout all the nocturnal darkness of the centuries, halos of civilization.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XX—THE DEAD ARE IN THE RIGHT AND THE LIVING ARE N...
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XX—THE DEAD ARE IN THE RIGHT AND THE LIVING ARE N...
14 A hundred years ago, the nocturnal blow of the dagger emerged thence, the pickpocket in danger slipped thither; the forest had its cave, Paris had its sewer.
15 It was a formidable campaign; a nocturnal battle against pestilence and suffocation.
Example Sentence:
1 They wouldn't rest until the large black snake, which appears to be nocturnal, is no longer free.
2 Lemurs are nocturnal mammals and have many simian characteristics, although they are less intelligent than monkeys.
3 Most birds are still sleeping at that time, but nocturnal avian populations cannot be overlooked in the annual bird census.