1
: the middle of the night
specifically
: 12 o'clock at night
2
: deep or extended darkness or gloom
midnight
adjective
midnightly
adverb or adjective
Examples of midnight in a Sentence
Her parents wanted her home before midnight.
It was 12 midnight when we arrived home.
Recent Examples on the Web
The potential for a major nurses strike in New York City is growing by the minute, after major hospitals and the New York State Nurses Association failed to negotiate a deal before Sunday's midnight deadline.
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Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Moore was arrested just before midnight at a police roadblock in Cedarbluff after dozens of local, state and federal officers flooded northeast Mississippi.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Chance the Rapper performed just before midnight, and the fireworks were (as always) spectacular, but for the prior three hours, the network cuts to Chicago were completely embarrassing.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
The outlet did report that the two were seen ringing in the new year together at Mar-a-Lago, and that the couple even exchanged a kiss at midnight, as is customary.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Midnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midnight. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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