How to Use night owl in a Sentence

night owl

noun
  • The night owl hours aren’t new.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
  • But there is hope for night owls.
    — Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • But these parties aren’t just for night owls.
    — Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Lawrence was a night owl, up all night and sleeping most of the day.
    — Hartford Courant, courant.com, 13 May 2018
  • Attention night owls, this one is for you.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Morning larks tend to live longer than night owls, research has shown.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 June 2023
  • With night owls, a few things get in the way of this resetting process.
    — Brian Resnick, Vox, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Dinners watching the sunset over the oceans to the song of night owls.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2024
  • That way, early birds can get some shut-eye while night owls are cozying up with a good book.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Just remember to leave the night owl shame behind.
    — Rebecca Fearn, SELF, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The researchers note that night owls feel the spring clock change more intensely.
    — Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • And a number of other species may not be able to cope with a night owl’s lifestyle.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, 14 June 2018
  • The camp is home to a number of resident night owls who perch on nearby trees.
    — Allie Almario, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
  • For those of us who are night owls, our melatonin curve starts later and then goes away later, too.
    — Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 19 Feb. 2025
  • As a result, night owls are more likely to feel sleepy upon waking.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 19 June 2026
  • One theory the researchers have is that night owls might simply eat more.
    — Michael Franco, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Now researchers want to learn whether night owls can convert to morning people.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2018
  • If anybody out there has ever been called an early bird or a night owl, those are chronotypes.
    — Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 23 July 2024
  • The following tips can help night owls, who might struggle more with the early wake-up time.
    — Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The city’s impressive spread of restaurants and street shows are a favorite amongst night owls.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2024
  • The inclination to live as a night owl or morning person might not be by choice.
    — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Is the child having a circadian rhythm problem — is the child a night owl?
    — Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping, 1 July 2023
  • Of course, there's no easier way to avoid the sun than to become a night owl every summer.
    — Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2024
  • And then came the announcement that really has the night owls hooting.
    — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But the crown prince, a night owl, kept Blinken and his team up all night before finally meeting.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Most stay open until midnight, making Taipei a dream for night owls and late-shift snackers alike.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
  • But the re-airing may also catch some night owls in North America as well.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
  • For all of the night owls out there, tune into Jimmy Kimmel Live!
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 9 July 2024
  • Abbott agreed that night owls should not try and change their chronotype but focus on those controllable factors.
    — Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
  • For definite night owls, the solution remains to be seen, the researchers said.
    — Amina Khan, latimes.com, 12 Apr. 2018

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