It's usually also facile and stating the obvious, unless it's based on real, serious, inside information; in which case you should and will be struck off before nightfall.
Almost 24 hours after the boat set off after nightfall, the smugglers released a call for help, according to Said.
Washington wanted to hold the British off until nightfall, when darkness would prevent the British from attacking his defenses on the south side of Assunpink Creek.
No. 48 Commando was forced to call the assault off at nightfall, as reports of massing counter-attacks by the 21st Panzer Division against the divide between Sword and Juno began to filter in.
Breathlessly happy, the couple sets off for home at nightfall, back across the lake, when their boat is hit by a storm.
Juan Martin describes his father in his youth as a "seasoned seducer" who, "at nightfall, headed off, carrying a weapon, to dance tango in the disreputable suburbs of Barracas, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Buenos Aires".
"The alarm bells started going off when it hit nightfall," said Mrs. Castro, who lives in Laurel, Md. They called Greyhound and confirmed that he had transferred buses in Washington to continue his trip to Manhattan.
Dozens of rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel on Monday, including 40 launched in a single hour after nightfall, setting off air raid sirens up to 50 miles (80km) from Gaza, the Israeli army said.
Moreover, cities around the globe are resorting to either dimming lights, using smart lights that only go on when needed or turning off lighting completely at nightfall to save money and reduce carbon emissions from electricity plants.
The Germans eventually captured Hill 311 just before nightfall, driving off the first battalion of the 23rd Colonial Infantry Regiment with losses.
After falling back, the 68th and the other retreating units rallied to avoid a complete rout and held off the Confederates until nightfall.
