The star twinkles at night.

Meaning: This means the star is emitting light that appears to flicker or turn on and off during the night.

Choice of Words: Twinkles means to shine with a flickering or intermittent light. Night is the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise. Together, the sentence says the star shines with a flickering or intermittent light during the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

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