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Common collocations with curfew in American Collocation

curfew noun countable/uncountable

US /ˈkɜrˌfju/

at night

dusk-to-dawn
night
nightly
night-time
overnight

An overnight curfew was imposed throughout Moscow.

strict

blanket
strict

During the day, the offender is free to leave the house, but they are subject to strict overnight curfews.

introduce a curfew

declare
impose
introduce
place something under

They have imposed a curfew on the 37,000 refugees to be inside their tents by 10pm.

end a curfew

end
lift

Officials eventually lifted the curfew in April.

break a curfew

break
defy
ignore
violate

Thousands of people defied curfews and took to the streets of the capital.

enforce a curfew

enforce

The Army used teargas to enforce the curfew.