late-night

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adjective

: happening or appearing late at night
late-night television

late night

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noun

: a night when a person stays awake until a late hour
We're tired today because we had a late night last night.

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Adjective
Anyone who has paid attention to Andrés over the years — through his frequent appearances on morning news shows and late-night TV, his nearly 40 restaurants and bars, and, of course, through his high-risk humanitarian work through World Central Kitchen — intuits that this is a man of many emotions. General Manager, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026 Stephenson recalled being a young staffer at the Capitol and said late-night debates going to 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning were pretty routine. Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Noun
Last week was the Sedaris takeover of late night. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 June 2026 Then, a new American TV program began on late night on ABC. Chris Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for late-night

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“Late-night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/late-night. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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