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Example sentences for: curfew

How can you use “curfew” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

On Wednesday, Seattle Mayor Paul Schell imposed an overnight curfew on the city's downtown area for the second night in a row.
In discussing the situation in the streets, where a dusk-to-dawn curfew stayed in effect last night, all the papers report that the police now believe their initial handling of the situation was too permissive.
Even if Mayor Schell's curfew is found to be consistent with Seattle's municipal laws (as most agree it will be), it could still be challenged in federal court on the grounds that it violates constitutional rights, such as free speech.
In Seattle's case, the mayor may declare a state of emergency and/or impose a curfew whenever he believes that "extraordinary measures [are needed] to prevent the death or injury of persons and to protect the public peace, safety, and welfare, and alleviate damage, loss, hardship or suffering."
On your way to Brockton Point, listen for the 9 o’clock gun, a cannon that fires at 9pm, originally to warn fishermen of the fishing curfew.