Dead Of Night

Pronunciation: /dɛd ʌv naɪt/

Definitions of dead of night

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

Example Sentences

A1 I heard a strange noise in the dead of night.

A2 The cat likes to roam the neighborhood in the dead of night.

B1 The old house looked eerie in the dead of night.

B2 The detective decided to investigate the crime scene in the dead of night.

C1 The soldiers launched a surprise attack in the dead of night.

C2 The thief made his escape under the cover of the dead of night.

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

Example Sentences

A1 I was scared to walk outside in the dead of night.

A2 She woke up in the dead of night and couldn't fall back asleep.

B1 The thief made his escape in the dead of night, leaving no trace behind.

B2 The howling wind echoed through the empty streets in the dead of night.

C1 The clandestine meeting took place in the dead of night, under the cover of darkness.

C2 The spy waited patiently in the dead of night for the signal to proceed with the mission.

Examples of dead of night in a Sentence

formal The thief broke into the mansion in the dead of night.

informal We decided to go for a walk in the dead of night.

slang Let's sneak out and meet at the park in the dead of night.

figurative The idea came to me in the dead of night, when all was quiet and still.

Grammatical Forms of dead of night

• past tense: deaded of night
• plural: deads of night
• comparative: deader of night
• superlative: deadest of night
• present tense: dead of night
• future tense: will be dead of night
• perfect tense: has been dead of night
• continuous tense: being dead of night
• singular: dead of night
• positive degree: dead of night
• infinitive: to be dead of night
• gerund: being dead of night
• participle: dead of night

Origin and Evolution of dead of night

First Known Use: 1300 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The phrase 'dead of night' likely originated from the concept of the 'dead' time of night when everything is quiet and still, resembling death.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the phrase 'dead of night' has come to be commonly used to refer to the darkest and most silent part of the night, typically between midnight and dawn.