1. The setting of the sun; sunset.
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Evening Roget’s Thesaurus §126
N. evening, eve, decline of day, fall of day, close of day, candlelight, candlelighting, eventide, nightfall, curfew, dusk, twilight, eleventh hour, sunset, sundown, going down of the sun, cock- shut, dewy eve, gloaming, bedtime, afternoon, postmeridian, p, m, autumn, fall, fall of the leaf, autumnal equinox, indian summer, st. luke's summer, st. martin's summer, midnight, dead of night, witching hour, witching hour of night, witching time of night, winter, killing time
Phr. "midnight, the outpost of advancing day", "sable- vested night", "this gorgeous arch with golden worlds inlay'd"
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0 KJV and 1 BSB verses contain “sundown”
Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.