Sunset

Definitions

1. The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
   countable, uncountable
2. The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
   countable, uncountable
3. The final period of the life of a person or thing.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable
4. A set termination date.
   attributive, countable, uncountable
5. The region where the sun sets; the west.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“at sunset”

“’Twas sunset: when the sun will part There comes a sullenness of heart To him who still would look⟳ upon The glory of the summer sun.”

“one's sunset years”

“'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.”

“The tax increase⟳ legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent⟳ the tax increase⟳ from expiring.”

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