first night
noun
: the night on which a theatrical production is first performed at a given place
also
: the performance itself
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On his first night in Glendale, Combs was joined by Cody Jinks, Charles Wesley Godwin, Hailey Whitters and the Wilder Blue.
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Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2024
The singer/songwriter was in town to headline the first night of the Boston Calling music festival.
—Megan Johnson, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
The glass-to-the-head incident happens the first night of the cruise at the big welcome party (in which Lawrence does not announce Anna as his CEO, much to her dismay).
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024
For instance, guards would watch to see whether prisoners would eat the chicken they were given for dinner on their first night in detention.
—Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2017
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Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2024
The singer/songwriter was in town to headline the first night of the Boston Calling music festival.
—Megan Johnson, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
The glass-to-the-head incident happens the first night of the cruise at the big welcome party (in which Lawrence does not announce Anna as his CEO, much to her dismay).
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024
For instance, guards would watch to see whether prisoners would eat the chicken they were given for dinner on their first night in detention.
—Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2017
See all Example Sentences for first night
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“First night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20night. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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