night shift
noun
1
: a period of time during the night (such as from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.) in which a person is scheduled to work
He works the night shift and sleeps during the day.
2
: a group of people who work during the night shift
The night shift is starting to arrive.
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Lowery’s mother worked the night shift at the laundromat with her son, and was there when he was shot, ABC7 reported.
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
But the supervisor won’t be in until the night shift, so to kill time Folarin takes his sons on a series of visits to some friends and some favorite places.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
After working for the county since 1973 – and overall working a half-century in law enforcement – Milstead first rose to the rank of lieutenant, in charge of the night shift, before being appointed as county sheriff in 1997.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Jan. 2026
Sleep is the brain’s night shift.
—Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
But the supervisor won’t be in until the night shift, so to kill time Folarin takes his sons on a series of visits to some friends and some favorite places.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
After working for the county since 1973 – and overall working a half-century in law enforcement – Milstead first rose to the rank of lieutenant, in charge of the night shift, before being appointed as county sheriff in 1997.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Jan. 2026
Sleep is the brain’s night shift.
—Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Night shift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20shift. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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