often attributive
: the time during which there is daylight
Examples of daytime in a Sentence
These animals are active during the daytime.
It's the best new show on daytime.
Recent Examples on the Web
More than two weeks after the daytime shooting, he was charged Thursday.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024
In 2022, the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office suspended daytime patrol amid a staffing shortage.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024
In 2022, the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office suspended daytime patrol amid a staffing shortage.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for daytime
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daytime. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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daytime
noun
day·time
ˈdā-ˌtīm 
: the period of daylight
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