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nocturnal – happening in or active during the night

(Pronounced nok-tur-nuhl)

To remember the definition of the word nocturnal, use the following mnemonic:

We heard a knocking noise and when we turned, we saw all (nocturnal) the ghosts had become active at night

We heard a knocking noise and when we turned, we saw all (nocturnal) the ghosts had become active at night

Examples of nocturnal in a sentence

His new night shifts forced him into a nocturnal lifestyle. 

They paid a nocturnal visit to the haunted house. 

The nocturnal creatures crept out of their dens after sunset. 

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