How to Use first night in a Sentence

first night

noun
  • What was your first night in prison like?
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
  • That first night was the worst night of my life.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The first night there's drains that come out of your chin.
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
  • Trump gave a speech tonight, on the first night of Passover.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Screw the limo arrivals—this should have been the first night.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 21 May 2019
  • That first night in the church set the tone for the week in more ways than one.
    — Jalil Johnson, Refinery29, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The first night, the recruits lined up to get their heads shaved.
    — Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
  • This is a crazy night, okay, because this is the first night.
    — Mark Gray, PEOPLE.com, 28 June 2018
  • At the end of his first night in town, Hinch checked his phone.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2020
  • Both sides were playing on the first night of a back-to-back.
    — Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
  • Well, tonight is the first night of the new episode of the season.
    — Fox News, 12 June 2018
  • On its first night, twelve people slept on the floor of the church.
    — oregonlive, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Here’s what fans can look forward to right away on the first night.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The couple met on his first night back in the city while at a bar.
    — Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Rachel spent the first night at his parents’ house wide awake and in tears.
    — Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
  • And my mom and dad came [to the first night], my dad’s in 91.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 8 May 2026
  • While the first crew night was tame, the first night of charter is less so.
    — Emma Soren, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The first night, the sleepers were placed in mostly dark rooms.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 4 Apr. 2022
  • It was supposed to be the first night game, and then the rug gets pulled out from you.
    — Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • The first night, the band played a mix of songs from its seven albums.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • The first night of the high school football season is a mere eight weeks away.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, 26 June 2019
  • The first night you’re bandaged, though not as much as people might think.
    — Patricia Tortolani, Allure, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The first night game at Wrigley Field was scheduled.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Reese’s first night back wasn’t about production.
    — D’joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Her first night on the job in 1983 came with a whiff of stage fright.
    — Lenny Megliola, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022
  • Here are the songs performed on the first night of her US tour.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • On Mueller’s first night in the field, his brand-new tent was destroyed by the wind.
    — Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 15 May 2018
  • That put a wrap on a quiet first night in the majors for Jones.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
  • At sundown, the first night of Passover begins.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The memory of the first night of the show’s taping was still vivid.
    — Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023

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