American English pronunciation
How to pronounce sundown
IPA transcription: ['sʌn,daʊn]
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Noun
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the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
Usage examples
- Due to this misconception, sundown towns are thought to only exist in the South.
- Wyandotte was also a sundown town, resulting in a troubled history with African Americans.
- Sundown approaches and the citizens gather around the skeleton, but nothing occurs.
- James W. Loewen described the suburb as a sundown town.