How to Use night in a Sentence

night

noun
  • The store's open all night.
  • Let's stop for the night and get a hotel.
  • I stayed up late five nights in a row.
  • It's eleven o'clock at night.
  • Last night, I had the strangest dream.
  • Who are you calling at this time of night?
  • She and her husband both work at night and sleep during the day.
  • They were up all night long playing video games.
  • Spend six nights and seven days on a tropical island in the Caribbean!
  • Two rooms, three scenes, one night.
    — Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
  • What books are on your night stand?
    — New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Which will be the best of the night?
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Both would make great date-night looks.
    — Aroa Medina, Glamour, 8 May 2026
  • This is the best matchup of the night.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For day, for night, in bags and shoes.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Take care of your hair from day to night.
    — ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Grant hires Aaron to spend a night with him.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Perfect night in a lot of ways.
    — Greg Cote updated March 27, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Perfect for a hearty plate on a cold night.
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 8 May 2026
  • Jamie learned that on his wedding night.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
  • At night, there will be snow showers.
    — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
  • There's a chance of a few showers at night.
    — Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Last night was his first misstep, and a bad one.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The night was ruined by her boyfriend's bad mood.
    — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Drone lights then made Gaudí’s face light up the night sky.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
  • No two nights at Fern Bar are the same.
    — Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
  • None of us were there that night to protect our one-time prince.
    — Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
  • At night, mostly clear, with a low around 6.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • At night, mostly clear, with a low around 8.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • At night, partly cloudy, with a low around 5.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026

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