midnight strikes
Frequency: 7.511.8 per million words
when the time becomes exactly midnight
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Examples (10)
- Downstairs in the hall, midnight struck.
- As midnight strikes, a new day begins.
- The moment midnight struck, the festive fireworks erupted.
- She waited anxiously until midnight struck to open her presents.
- When midnight finally strikes, we'll raise a toast to the New Year.
- The old clock always chimes loudly when midnight strikes.
- He hoped midnight would never strike, dreading the approaching deadline.
- No matter how late, midnight always strikes at its appointed time.
- We must finish this task before midnight strikes.
- The legend says ghosts appear once midnight strikes.