How to Use midnight sun in a Sentence

midnight sun

noun
  • There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold.
    — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
  • For now, the midnight sun pushed thoughts of the future aside.
    — Heidi Julavit, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The midnight sun came out from behind the clouds and the ice glistened.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
  • When the midnight sun shines, Tromsø is transformed.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • But those nostalgic for the land of the midnight sun can still seek some solace online.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2020
  • With nowhere else to go and the midnight sun about to set, Reed took the woman to spend the night in her own home.
    — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 16 May 2019
  • The solstice is the peak of the midnight sun phenomenon, not the end.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • Join the midnight sun treasure hunt for a chance to win $23,000.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • But for an intriguing take on ‘night’ travel, try them during the midnight sun.
    — Monisha Rajesh, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2025
  • But even under the midnight sun, Longyearbyen in the summer can be a windy, chilly place.
    — David Nikel, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
  • In the summer, tourists love the long daylight hours, including the midnight sun.
    — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But during the midnight sun, the weather is temperate, even hot.
    — Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
  • During the summer midnight sun, guests can hike, bike, fish, and forage well into the evening hours.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Listen to Viking lore under a midnight sun that never sets in the summer.
    — National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019
  • The perpetual daylight in this land of the midnight sun left me sleep deprived.
    — Andrew W. Lehren, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2017
  • And there’s a lot to do and see in the land of the midnight sun, especially in Helsinki.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2019
  • There’s time, especially under a midnight sun, but very little of it to waste.
    — Josh Condon, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2022
  • From mid-May to mid-July, Kongsfjord is bathed in the midnight sun.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 12 June 2021
  • This marks the edge of the region experiencing the midnight sun.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2016
  • In Arctic communities, the midnight sun changes the rhythm of life.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • Polar bears dig their dens here, wolves roam freely, and for hundreds of miles cottongrass blooms and sways under the midnight sun.
    — Eva Holland, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Summer’s around-the-clock midnight sun obscures the auroras in these regions.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Lofoten is a snowy paradise in winter and offers 24-hour-a-day midnight sun in the summer.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The film also used the midnight sun and the changing light of the seasons to give it a an almost super-natural look.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 25 Nov. 2021
  • In the summer, travelers revel under the midnight sun that never sets.
    — Jake Emen, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Cold winter nights showcase the Northern Lights, while summer brings the midnight sun.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
  • My son tells me that was the greatest trip he’s ever taken — fishing, seeing the midnight sun, seeing the culture.
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The film also used the midnight sun and the changing light of the seasons to give it an almost supernatural look.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 29 Nov. 2021
  • From May to September, the fish counts are high, the midnight sun is warm and bright, and fishermen are giddy.
    — Josh Niva, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2021
  • In the summer, surfers ride under the midnight sun and in the winter, in an arena of northern lights and snowy mountains sloping into the sea.
    — Raymond Ang, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2020

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